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Skilled Nursing Facilities are Hotbeds for Abuse and Neglect

Many many skilled nursing facilities have been revealed to be a hotbeds of neglect and abuse that put its residents at risk of grave danger and […]


Sepsis Is a Potentially Fatal Infection found In California Nursing Homes

Sepsis is a rare but potentially fatal condition found in many California Nursing Homes, which can cause multiple organ failure. It happens when the body’s immune system […]


What is Elder Abuse?

What is elder abuse? In general, elder abuse refers to intentional or neglectful acts by a caregiver or “trusted” individual that lead to, or may lead […]


Nursing Home Resident Dropped Six Times Before her 7th Fatal Fall Causing Her Wrongful Death

A Virginia family is suing their mother’s former nursing home over her death following a fall. The woman, Fannye Doris Holden Scruggs Rorer, was an amputee […]


Neglected Bedsores Caused Wrongful Death of Skilled Nursing Home Resident

The family of a nursing home resident who died — at least in part, due to pressure ulcers — can pursue punitive damages in a wrongful […]


What are the signs of Elder Abuse?

What are the signs of Elder Abuse? About 1 in 10 Americans over age 60 have experienced some form of elder abuse, according to the National Council on […]


Development of Bedsores in Nursing Homes Are Considered Never Events!!!

A Los Angeles, California client’s  father died as a result of bedsores he received while living in a private nursing home in South Los Angeles. The report from the California […]


Nursing Homes Alter Medical Records to Hide Elder Abuse and Neglect

A Carmichael nursing home supervisor admitted she was ordered to alter medical records of a 92-year-old patient, who died after developing rotting bedsores. The state fined […]


Peck Law Group, APC Successful in Opposing Nursing Home Petition to Compel Arbitration In the matter of Duckworth v. Porterville Convalescent Hospital

Defendants have the burden of establishing the existence of a valid agreement to arbitrate. Pagarian v. Libby Care Center, Inc. (2002) 99 Cal. App. 4th 298, […]


Trump Administration Aims To Abolish Nursing Home Resident Rights their Constitutional Right to a Jury Trial

Consumer groups are making a last ditch effort to stop the Trump administration from stripping nursing home residents and their families of the right to take […]



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