Continence and Toileting
Published on August 4, 2012
Urinary incontinence is the inability to control the bladder. It is one of the most common reasons people seek nursing home care. Over half of California nursing home residents are considered incontinent. Incontinence and lack of toileting assistance | Read More » |
Legal Requirements of Nursing Home Care
Published on July 27, 2012
General Legal Requirements By law skilled nursing homes are required to help each resident attain or maintain the highest practicable physical, mental and psychosocial well–being. Unless it is medically unavoidable, nursing homes must ensure that a | Read More » |
How to Choose a Skilled Nursing Facility
Published on June 19, 2012
Choosing the best skilled nursing home for a family member is an important decision. We recommend starting your search with the online guide available at www.nursinghomeguide.org. This guide is maintained by the non-profit organization Californians Advancing | Read More » |
Recognizing and Preventing Fraud and Scams
Published on May 17, 2012
Fraud involves deception resulting in injury to another. Most commonly fraud involves concealment, misrepresentation or nondisclosure of material facts. Statistically seniors are defrauded more often than all other age groups combined. Some of the most | Read More » |
Bedsores Definitions and Stages
Published on April 17, 2012
A bedsore is the common name for a pressure sore or pressure ulcer. Bedsores are caused by prolonged pressure on the skin. Typically they develop on bony areas of the body such as heels, ankles, hips and buttocks. Bedsores are categorized or “staged” | Read More » |
Sacramento Bee, November 2011
Published on November 1, 2011
Dan Morain: fraud victims fund is a travesty | Read More » |
Roseville Press Tribune, November 2010
Published on November 1, 2010
Nurse pleads no contest to elder abuse, possession Article: Redmond Files Class Action Against The Terraces of Roseville Over Nurse Delp’s Stealing Medications. | Read More » |
Sacramento Business Journal, May 2010
Published on May 1, 2010
Lawyer files 503 claims for wronged seniors Article: Sacramento attorney Mark Redmond pushed piles of paperwork across the counter at the Secretary of State’s office May 14 in what could be the last hope for 503 seniors to get back the $7.5 million | Read More » |
Sacramento Business Journal, January 2010
Published on January 1, 2010
Walker resigns, creditors see two paths to recourse Article: The State Bar is shaping up as one recourse left to hundreds – if not thousands – of clients who claim Walker never did the legal work they paid for. | Read More » |
Consumer Reports, September 2009
Published on September 1, 2009
Reversals of fortune The next financial fiasco? It could be reverse mortgages Article: Use of the loans is exploding as lenders-who shoulder almost no risks-push them to the growing ranks of retired baby boomers, especially for spending on vacations, | Read More » |