How to Select a Good Nursing Home
The nursing home you select for your elderly loved one will have a great impact on their health and happiness. You’ll want to tour facilities thoroughly and choose one that has high-quality amenities and services. In this guide, we’ll walk you through some tips for selecting a good nursing home. WHAT MAKES A GOOD NURSING…
Read MoreIdentifying Financial Abuse of a Senior
Nursing home abuse takes many different forms. One form that many may not be familiar with is financial abuse. The evidence of financial abuse can be subtle and difficult to detect, yet it can have devastating consequences on an elderly person’s stability and independence. Learn how to identify and report the financial abuse of an elderly person.…
Read MoreGarcia & Artigliere Files Suit Against Unlicensed Nursing Home Owner for Gross Mismanagement
A license denial was not enough to keep defendant Shlomo Rechnitz from guiding the operations California skilled nursing facilities including the Healthcare Center of Bella Vista. His management choices have raised concerns among more than one party: The facility has already faced lawsuits alleging understaffing, and in 2018 received 2 DPH enforcement actions (most nursing…
Read MoreAttorneys Stephen M. Garcia and William Artigliere Selected as 2020 Super Lawyers
We are proud to announce that our firm partners, Attorney Stephen M. Garcia and Attorney William Artigliere, were chosen for the 2020 Super Lawyers awards! Super Lawyers is a legal recognition organization that honors the top attorneys in the United States. To be considered for the awards, lawyers can be nominated by their peers, identified…
Read MoreThe Dangers of Nursing Home Neglect
When people think of nursing home abuse, they may picture physical and psychological trauma. While these are terrible forms of abuse, there is another, lesser-known form of abuse that can cause just as much damage to an elderly person. Nursing home neglect is the intentional or unintentional withholding of the necessities of life from an…
Read MoreGarcia & Artigliere Files Suit Against Plum Healthcare Group, LLC for Alleged Neglect and Abuse Leading to Stage IV Pressure Sore
When a partially paralyzed 72-year-old woman was admitted to the Trellis Chino facility for care and rehabilitation, its staff allegedly left her in bed while she deteriorated physically and neurologically. In June of 2019, at the age of 72, a woman lost her ability to feel and move her legs. She was then treated at…
Read MoreGarcia & Artigliere Represents Family of 65-Year-Old Cancer Patient in Wrongful Death Suit and Survival Claim
The firm’s lawsuit, filed in CA Superior Court, alleges neglect at Hawthorne Healthcare & Wellness Center, LP led to the catastrophic hip injury and death of a 65-year-old man with esophageal cancer. In December of 2018, a 65-year old man was hospitalized at Providence Little Company of Mary (LCOM) Torrance for stage IV cancer of…
Read MoreGarcia & Artigliere Files Suit Against Caleo Bay Alzheimer’s Special Care Center After Resident Alleges Assault & Battery
Garcia & Artigliere has filed a case against Caleo Bay Alzheimer’s Special Care Center (“Caleo Bay”) and its management team alleging unlawful practices that include withholding care and failing to maintain a safe environment within their facility. The suit is being brought on behalf of a deceased resident who spent roughly three years at Caleo…
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