Fighting For The Elderly, Vulnerable and Injured.
Sacramento, Bay Area, and Northern California Elder Abuse Attorneys discussing the problems related to the Special Focus Facility Program In 2017, a Lyft driver, Rex Riley, was called to a nursing home in Hawaii, the Legacy Hilo Rehabilitation & Nursing Center,...
I’m Wendy York from the York Law Firm in Sacramento. A classic sign of polypharmacy is the use of drugs as a “chemical restraint.” How can you tell? You’ll see a nursing home resident in a hallway with their head cocked to the side, their mouth open and drooling, and...
Should You File a Lawsuit if a Healthcare Facilities Discriminate Against You? I’m Wendy York from the York Law Firm in Sacramento. Discrimination against people for any reason is wrong and illegal. People frequently call me with stories of obvious and blatant...
I’m Wendy York from the York Law Firm in Sacramento. Residents of nursing homes are often sent to a hospital with Stage 4 pressure sores or hyponatremia caused by dehydration, but such cases are often not reported as abuse. The law in California states that doctors...
I’m Wendy York from the York Law Firm in Sacramento. Here’s a common situation: When you or your loved one were admitted to a nursing home or skilled nursing facility, you were probably given a stack of papers to sign. I’ve seen some cases where clients had to sign...
I’m Wendy York from the York Law Firm in Sacramento. You might have been in a skilled nursing or rehab facility and seen a resident with a hand curled up or an arm contorted into the side of their body. These seniors have what are known as “contractures” which are the...
During the past five years, our firm has noticed a dramatic increase in the number of cases when people come to us facing a potential case of elder abuse or neglect against a nursing home or skilled nursing facility who unwittingly signed a forced arbitration...
I’m Wendy York from the York Law Firm in Sacramento. I recently received a call from a family in Southern California whose mother was being discharged from the hospital and needed to be placed into a skilled nursing facility. The problem was that she had a diagnosis...
Arbitration is not Your Friend I’m Wendy York from the York Law Firm in Sacramento. On its surface, the idea of using arbitration to resolve a dispute may seem like a good idea. On one side is a corporation that owns a chain of skilled nursing facilities or nursing homes, and on the other side is you and your family…
I’m Wendy York from the York Law Firm in Sacramento. As we age, medical problems often crop up, and as a result, most of us receive and fill more prescriptions. At the point when someone is admitted to a nursing home or skilled nursing facility, it’s not at all unusual for them to have five or even 10 different active…