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When a nursing home infection turns into sepsis and leads to a parent’s death, families are often left with shock, grief, and serious legal questions. In many cases, a preventable infection that progresses to fatal sepsis may be grounds for a wrongful death lawsuit. A Phoenix nursing home abuse lawyer or Phoenix elder abuse…

Tragically, studies indicate that as many as five million elderly Americans experience abuse each year. If your loved one experienced abuse at the hands of a caregiver, you may want to know what compensation you can recover for egregious damages. Damages in nursing home abuse cases typically include past and future medical expenses, a…

Discovering that a parent with dementia has been abused in a nursing home or assisted living facility is devastating—and many families immediately ask whether they still have legal options if their loved one cannot clearly explain what happened. The short answer is yes. In Arizona, elder abuse laws protect vulnerable adults even when they…

Families place trust in Arizona nursing homes when an elderly loved one requires around-the-clock care that exceeds what family members can safely provide. While many facilities advertise attentive, skilled care, the reality is that nursing homes are often understaffed and rely on overworked or undertrained caregivers. When staff fail to properly monitor residents or…

Dementia is a prevalent condition in the elderly, affecting around 55 million elderly Americans, including those in Arizona. Sadly, dementia patients suffer a higher rate of abuse than elderly patients without cognitive impairment. Worse, elder abuse in dementia patients is widely believed to be underreported, due to the cognitive and physical constraints that may…

The elderly have already put the bulk of their lives behind them and deserve to gently enter their final years with kind treatment, skilled care, and respect for their human dignity. Unfortunately, an astonishing number of elderly Americans experience elder abuse, including in Arizona.  According to the World Health Organization (WHO), about one in…

Most families would prefer to keep a cherished elderly family member in their homes where they are safe and comfortable, but seniors eventually reach a stage of life where they need a greater level of medical care than most families are capable of providing at home. When families place an elderly loved one into…

In the final years of their lives, our elderly family members deserve high-quality care with respect for their individuality and human dignity. Nursing homes promise family members that they will uphold this right. Yet, the National Council on Aging (NCOA) warns that one in ten seniors suffer from abuse, including hundreds of thousands of…

When an elderly loved one’s medical needs exceed the family’s ability to provide essential care, they seek the best possible nursing home to entrust with their loved one. Nursing home administrators make promising reassurances and present glossy brochures, but sadly, they do not always live up to their legal duty of care. Discovering that…

An alarming one out of ten elderly Americans suffer abuse at the hands of caregivers, most frequently in nursing homes and other elder-care facilities. The elderly are vulnerable to abuse due to physical frailty, increased instances of cognitive decline, and speech impairments like aphasia, making it difficult or impossible for the elderly to report…