Los Angeles Elder Abuse and Neglect Attorneys

Over a million of American seniors reside in and depend on the care of nursing home and assisted living facilities. Nursing homes and assisted living facilities constitute a multi-billion-dollar industry. Senior citizens are unfortunately frequent victims of abuse. The abuse can be physical, emotional, and even financial abuse. All too often, the abuser is committed by someone who was trusted to keep the elder safe. Many times, abuse can come from the elderly victim’s care facilities, caregivers, scam artists, and even their own family members.  

Forms of Elder Abuse: 

Physical Abuse 

Physical abuse may be the direct result of a physical contact such as kicking, punching, slapping, burning, fighting, unnecessary use of restraints, using excessive force when pushing or pulling, and using unnecessary roughness when moving an elderly person. Often, physical abuse of an elder is the result of negligence. A person charged with the elder’s care can fail to fulfill his or her duty and as a result the elder may have bedsores, broken bones, injuries from falls due to improper supervision, malnutrition, dehydration, and more. 

Emotional Abuse 

Emotional abuse of an elder may come in the form of verbal abuse such as constant yelling at the elder, isolating him or her in a room for long periods of time, or other similar acts. Emotional abuse may also include non-verbal infliction of abuse and mental anguish. These acts may be used by the abuser in attempts to control their abuse victim. Nursing homes may deny a person their right to visitors, threaten an elderly person with physical harm unless they obey to the abuser’s command, humiliate the elder by calling them names, treat the elderly person like a child, threaten to deny the elderly person food, water, or other basic necessities, and forcing the elderly person to isolation.  

Financial Abuse 

Abusers who were trusted by the elder may pressure or force the elderly victim to make bad investments or get involved with other poor financial schemes. In other cases of financial abuse, the abuser can outright steal or forge checks, or commit theft of money or property. Anyone who can access the elderly victim’s financial accounts, personal information, or valuable personal property has the ability to commit crimes of financial abuse, which can be theft, embezzlement, conversion, medical fraud, mortgage fraud, credit card fraud, check fraud, identity theft, and other scams. Some of these forms of financial fraud can even occur by companies and institutions.  

Our elder abuse and neglect attorneys are committed to advocating for injury victims in Los Angeles County. Whether the abuse occurred inside a nursing home, long-term care facility, at an in-home care setting, or other locations, abuse can happen anywhere.  

Our attorneys will examine the patient’s medical records, organization’s training practices and manual, caregiver and care facility hiring practices, standards of care, and more. An in-depth investigation is necessary to look for evidence of abuse, neglect, negligence, misconduct, and for other claims. The elder abuse and neglect attorneys at MKS Law Group will help you and your loved one identify the acts of abuse and help protect you or your loved one from further harm.  

Types of Compensation That May be Available for Elder Abuse or Neglect Victims 

If you suspect that you or a loved one is a victim of or has been a victim of elder abuse or neglect, there may be various types of compensation available to them. The elder abuse and neglect attorneys at MKS Law Group can help you or your loved one determine what type of compensation they can receive. Some of the compensation that may be available are: 

• Compensation for medical bills, due to the abuse 
• Coverage for emotional or psychological counseling 
• The costs of relocation to a different facility 
• Pain and suffering damages 

• Loss of quality of life damages 
• Punitive damages 

The total amount of compensation varies in each case of Los Angeles elder abuse or neglect claim and will depend on the circumstances in each situation. The severity of the injuries, the amount of pain and suffering the victim endures, and the conduct of the alleged abuser, and other factors will help determine the compensation amount.  

Time Limit to File an Elder Abuse Case in Los Angeles 

You or your loved ones should be aware of the time limit to file a lawsuit for an elder abuse and neglect claim. Under California, the personal injury statutes of limitations is two years from the date that an injury occurs. An elder abuse victim or their loved ones who represent them, have two years to file a lawsuit against the alleged abuser.  

If You or a Loved One Has Been or Is Currently a Victim of Elder Abuse or Neglect,  
Contact the Attorneys at MKS Law Group 

Elder abuse and neglect can result in irreparable harm and damages that can have life-threatening consequences. The Los Angeles elder abuse and nursing home neglect attorneys at MKS Law Group are dedicated to protecting elderly loved ones and patients. Our elder abuse and nursing home neglect lawyers will passionately litigate each elder abuse and neglect action. We will assist our clients in pursuing compensation through a civil lawsuit to help you and your family cope with your damages. We fight for our clients relentlessly and fight to hold culprits of nursing home neglect and elder abuse accountable.