Los Angeles Nursing Home Neglect Attorney
Los Angeles Elder Abuse Lawyer

According to the National Center on Elder Abuse, "nursing home abuse and neglect is a serious problem, and there is a significant amount of under-reporting." Unfortunately, nursing home abuse occurs far too often. Nursing home abuse, also known as elder abuse "is the intentional or negligent act by a caregiver or any other person that causes harm or a serious risk of harm to a vulnerable adult." Broadly defined, nursing home abuse may be categorized by:

• Abandonment - The desertion of a vulnerable elder by anyone who has assumed the responsibility for care or custody of that person.
  
  
• Emotional Abuse - Inflicting mental pain, anguish or distress on an elder person through verbal or nonverbal acts.
  
  
• Exploitation - Illegal taking, misuse, or concealment of funds, property, or assets of a vulnerable elder.
  
  
• Neglect - Refusal or failure by those responsible to provide food, shelter, health care or protection for a vulnerable elder.
  
  
• Physical Abuse - Inflicting, or threatening to inflict, physical pain or injury on a vulnerable elder, or depriving them of a basic need.
  
  
• Sexual Abuse - Non-consensual sexual contact of any kind.

Your Los Angeles Nursing Home Abuse Attorney

If you or someone you love has been the victim of nursing home abuse, exploitation, or neglect, you need to get help. You are not alone. Sometimes nursing home residents and their families are unaware of how to deal with abuse. While some residents and their families believe that they have to defer to the authority of the nursing home, this is simply not the case. It is violation of the law for anyone to abuse or neglect a nursing home resident. It is vital to report nursing home abuse immediately and seek the help of Los Angeles nursing home lawyer as soon as possible.

At the Los Angeles Nursing Home Abuse Law Offices of Young and Wallin, we take nursing home abuse seriously. We have extensive experience in nursing home abuse and injury cases, and have handled issues such as ulcers and bed sores, malnutrition, slip and falls, and neglect. We have handled civil actions against nursing homes that are responsible for abuse and/or neglect and have successfully recovered damages for medical pain and suffering and mental anguish. As your Los Angeles nursing home abuse lawyer, we will insure that your rights are protected and that you receive proper compensation for all you have suffered. If you or someone you love is the victim of nursing home abuse, contact your Los Angeles nursing home neglect lawyer today!