{"id":3145,"date":"2024-10-14T23:36:45","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T23:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/protection.abogadosnow.com\/personal-injury\/nursing-home-death\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T13:24:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T13:24:19","slug":"nursing-home-death","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.protectionlawgroup.com\/en\/el-segundo\/personal-injury\/nursing-home-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Nursing Home Death"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3145\" class=\"elementor elementor-3145\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13d2cfd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"13d2cfd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63b56c42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63b56c42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nursing Home Abuse and Death<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4512d97c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4512d97c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c8c7866 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4c8c7866\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9783594 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9783594\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cd97581 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4cd97581\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.protectionlawgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Depositphotos_24849139_XL-r574jm2wf3a0saxizv9cnojbke60w7sref3yxd1b3k.webp\" title=\"Depositphotos_24849139_XL\" alt=\"Depositphotos_24849139_XL\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-335698c3 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"335698c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.protectionlawgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/border1-1024x640.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-853\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.protectionlawgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/border1-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.protectionlawgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/border1-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/www.protectionlawgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/border1-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/www.protectionlawgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/border1-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/www.protectionlawgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/border1.png 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d8b7443 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d8b7443\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71f2c171 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71f2c171\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\">When a nursing home\u2019s abuse or neglect harms or kills a resident, California\u2019s elder abuse laws let the resident or their family hold the facility accountable. Warning signs are often subtle, so acting on concerns early matters. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.protectionlawgroup.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Protection Law Group<\/strong><\/a> represents residents and families across California on contingency: no upfront fees, and you pay only if we win.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Key Points<\/strong><\/p><ul dir=\"ltr\"><li>Abuse can be physical, emotional, sexual, or financial, and neglect (bedsores, malnutrition, falls) is common.<\/li><li>California\u2019s Elder Abuse Act provides specific protections and remedies for dependent adults. [needs verification]<\/li><li>Families may bring a wrongful death claim when neglect or abuse causes a resident\u2019s death.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c2db6d0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6c2db6d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2333ae8a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2333ae8a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39f5c766 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39f5c766\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nursing homes are often sadly a reality of life as loved ones grow older. Nursing homes are expected to provide high-quality, long-term care for elderly or disabled residents, ensuring their safety and dignity. However, they can also be a place where the elderly are abused physically, emotionally, sexually, and financially.\u00a0 Physical abuse involves bodily harm inflicted by caregivers or other residents, while emotional abuse encompasses psychological distress through insults, threats, or isolation. Neglect, often resulting from inadequate staffing or poor training, can lead to issues like malnutrition, medication errors, or bedsores. Sexual abuse involves unwanted sexual contact, particularly harmful to residents unable to consent. Financial abuse, increasingly prevalent, involves exploitation of residents&#8217; finances through various means.\u00a0<\/p><p>Recognizing abuse is crucial, as many cases go unreported due to residents\u2019 inability to communicate, cognitive impairments, or fear of retaliation. Warning signs nclude unexplained injuries, frequent emergency room visits, changes in behavior, poor hygiene, or unusual financial transactions.<\/p><p>Such abuse can also result in a resident\u2019s death. Nursing home deaths can result from various forms of abuse or neglect, including physical abuse, neglect of medical needs, falls due to inadequate supervision, unsanitary conditions, malnutrition or dehydration, medication errors, and elopement (residents wandering away unsupervised). These issues often stem from inadequate staffing, poor training, or systemic negligence within the facility.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63ebc77e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"63ebc77e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5109fefa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5109fefa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a343a78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a343a78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To successfully pursue an abuse or wrongful death claim against a nursing home, four key elements must be established: duty of care, breach of duty, causation, and damages. The nursing home must have owed a duty of care to the resident, failed to uphold this duty, and this failure must have directly or indirectly caused the resident\u2019s abuse or death, resulting in quantifiable damages to the resident or surviving family members.\u00a0<\/p><p>Damages in nursing home abuse and wrongful death cases may include medical costs incurred prior to death, pain and suffering experienced by the deceased, loss of companionship for family members, and in some cases, punitive damages to deter future negligence.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-648ef905 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"648ef905\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13600a2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"13600a2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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data-toogle-speed=\"300\">\n            <div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"what-are-the-warning-signs-of-nursing-home-abuse-or-neglect\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9791\"><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-closed\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-opened\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">What are the warning signs of nursing home abuse or neglect?<\/span><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-toggle fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9791\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" aria-labelledby=\"what-are-the-warning-signs-of-nursing-home-abuse-or-neglect\"><p>Unexplained injuries, frequent ER visits, bedsores, poor hygiene, sudden behavior changes, weight loss, or unusual financial activity.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"who-can-file-a-nursing-home-abuse-or-wrongful-death-claim\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"2\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9792\"><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-closed\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-opened\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">Who can file a nursing home abuse or wrongful death claim?<\/span><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-toggle fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9792\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" aria-labelledby=\"who-can-file-a-nursing-home-abuse-or-wrongful-death-claim\"><p>The resident, their legal representative, or, in a death case, surviving family members or the estate, depending on the circumstances.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"what-is-elder-abuse-under-california-law\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"3\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9793\"><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-closed\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-opened\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">What is elder abuse under California law?<\/span><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-toggle fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9793\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" aria-labelledby=\"what-is-elder-abuse-under-california-law\"><p>California\u2019s Elder and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act addresses abuse and neglect of elders and dependent adults and can provide enhanced remedies.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"what-do-i-have-to-prove\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"4\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9794\"><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-closed\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-opened\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">What do I have to prove?<\/span><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-toggle fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9794\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" aria-labelledby=\"what-do-i-have-to-prove\"><p>Generally that the facility owed a duty of care, breached it, and that the breach caused the resident\u2019s harm or death, resulting in damages.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"what-compensation-is-available\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"5\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9795\"><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-closed\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-opened\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">What compensation is available?<\/span><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-toggle fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9795\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" aria-labelledby=\"what-compensation-is-available\"><p>Medical costs, the resident\u2019s pain and suffering, loss of companionship, and in some cases punitive damages to deter future neglect.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d35f844 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d35f844\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b46c776 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b46c776\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fd3efd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3fd3efd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title 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<em>Personal Injury<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelp.courts.ca.gov\/civil-lawsuit\/personal-injury\">https:\/\/selfhelp.courts.ca.gov\/civil-lawsuit\/personal-injury<\/a><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">California Legislative Information, <em>Code of Civil Procedure \u00a7 335.1<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=335.1&amp;lawCode=CCP\">https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=335.1&amp;lawCode=CCP<\/a><\/li><\/ol><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong><br \/>Disclaimer:<\/strong> This is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. It does not create an attorney-client relationship. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nursing Home Abuse and Death When a nursing home\u2019s abuse or neglect harms or kills a resident, California\u2019s elder abuse laws let the resident or their family hold the facility accountable. Warning signs are often subtle, so acting on concerns early matters. 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