Elder & Nursing Abuse Attorneys of Arizona

Five nursing home workers who participated in a November 2009 prank involving elderly dementia patients in a Ukiah, Calif., nursing home have been sentenced.

Accused of enacting a prank where they coated 7 elderly dementia patients from head to foot in a slippery ointment so they would be slippery when the staff for the next shift arrived, all 5 had their nursing assistant licenses revoked and are ineligible to work in nursing homes again. More

In a move to help families looking for nursing homes, the federal government has updated Medicare’s “Nursing Home Compare” website.

The “new” website revises the old one. Twenty-one new criteria, which help measure the quality of care at nursing homes across the country, are added. The new website allows the government to assess resident experiences in both long-term and short-term care facilities. More

Over the last several years, the Yuma Police Department has gotten more involved in the issues surrounding Elder Abuse.  They are a member of the Elder Abuse Task Force and concentrate on Elder physical abuse, emotional abuse and financial abuse.

The group meets monthly and discusses information regarding specific reported cases, new Arizona laws, training and networking.  Elder financial abuse has become a large problem in Yuma County.  Under investigation is the fact that relatives and/or friends given an elder’s power of attorney sometimes illegally disburse money.

If you are aware of any type of Elder Abuse, contact the Adult Protective Services office at 928-782-9255, the Yuma Police Department at 928-783-4421 or an experienced Elder Abuse Attorney.  No one has the right to abuse or take advantage of another person.