ELDER ABUSE AT VENTURA COUNTY NURSING HOME RESULTS IN $7.75 MILLION AWARD.
Nursing homes, also known as convalescent centers or senior residential facilities, should provide ease and comfort as they service residents who are ill and/or late in life. But nursing homes can quickly become places of fear and terror if elder abuse is present. Elder abuse manifests in a variety of forms: physical, emotional, financial, sexual, and more. Abuse of the elderly is illegal, and in nursing homes, elder abuse may appear as negligence in the form of lax, inappropriate, or improper care. Learn more about abuse at nursing homes and who is liable at www.alawpro.com. If you believe you or a loved one has been hurt or killed as the result of nursing home abuse in Ventura County, call 1-800-ALAWPRO and speak with a lawyer for free today.
A patient at the Fillmore Convalescent Center in Ventura County was abused by an employee, and her family sued the nursing home, ultimately collecting $7.75 million. The family suspected their loved one, who was unable to speak due to a stroke, was being abused and installed hidden cameras to investigate. They recorded a convalescent home worker physically abusing the 71-year-old woman by hair pulling, neck, finger and wrist bending, slapping, and more. Other instances of abuse at the center are also suspected. The residential nursing facility recently got a 5-star rating (the best offered) from Medicaid and Medicare service organizations.
If you or someone close to you has been the victim of elder abuse at a nursing care home or facility, get in touch with the Law Team at Greenberg & Rudman LLP. We have more than 50 years combined legal experience with which to serve you. Call us for your free and confidential consultation at 1-800-ALAWPRO (1-800-252-9776). We will fight for you.
