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There are many different forms of nursing home abuse taking place in Sacramento, California. One type of nursing home abuse that is not frequently thought of is the practice of prioritizing money over the health of residents, which some providers engage in. This practice can be particularly harmful because residents who are thought to bring in less money may be accepted at lower rates or receive subpar care when their needs are overlooked for the needs of those who can make the nursing home more money.

Medicare Money Tends to Win Out

In a growing trend, nursing home providers prefer residents who are covered under Medicare because this results in higher payments for the services they provide. Residents who have other forms of health insurance, such as MediCal or private insurance do not bring in the money that residents with Medicare do. For this reason, residents with Medicare tend to be made a priority at nursing homes in California.

What Happens to Residents Without Medicare?

Residents without Medicare tend to be at a disadvantage. The California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform as a group are aware of these issues and are investigating nursing homes in California. Through their investigation, they have found that some residents are being pushed out from nursing homes when their Medicare runs out or if there is a potential resident with Medicare that could fill the bed. This practice is called patient dumping, which is illegal. Instances of patient dumping have been uncovered at hundreds of nursing homes throughout the state of California.

If you have a loved one that you believe has become a victim of patient dumping due to their loss of Medicare or because they had a different insurance plan, they may be entitled to compensation for nursing home abuse. Contact our nursing home abuse lawyers in Sacramento at The Peck Law Group today to get started on your potential case.

There are various forms of elder abuse, nursing home neglect, and assisted living abuse that take place in Los Angeles and throughout California. When we think of abuse or neglect, we usually think of the elderly that is being cared for. However, in this case, the abuse was towards the employees at the Rainbow Bright day care center.

In latest news, a family in charge of running multiple senior care centers in San Mateo County California is charged with human trafficking. The four defendants aged 38 to 67 were accused of keeping their employees against their will, not paying the employees minimum wage / overtime, and even abusing them in all aspects.

This alleged abuse had occurred over a 9 year period! After receiving the complaint, the attorney general set out multiple task forces and agencies to conduct a year-long investigation including police departments in San Francisco, Daly City, Pacifica, and the US Department of Labor.

Charges include grand theft, rape, human trafficking, and 56 other criminal counts. The assailants, the Gamoses, allegedly targeted vulnerable Filipinos and those living here illegally. These Filipino employees were promised wages of around $1,100 per month working a normal full time shift.

According to complaint they had to work 24/7 with sometimes only a few hours of sleep, and were not permitted to speak with each other. They received threats of deportation or a pay decrease, and even had their passports taken from them in certain cases. According to the complaint many employees were also raped on multiple occasions and offered money for sexual acts.

No one should be subject to this sort of abuse! Unfortunately these types of things do happen. It’s important to be aware of our surroundings, gain the knowledge necessary to identify abuse, and report it to the proper law enforcement officials.

Have you or a loved one been a victim of assisted living abuse in California?

If so you are not alone – the Peck Law Group has over 45 years of experience in helping victims of assisted living abuse, nursing home abuse, and general elderly abuse. With offices in Los Angeles, Sacramento, and throughout California, the Peck Law Group can help bring those responsible for such abuses to justice. For more information or for a free case evaluation, call the Peck Law Group at 866-999-9085.

In a recent class action lawsuit, Roseville Point Health & Wellness Center near Sacramento and 14 other nursing homes across southern California have allegedly understaffed their nursing homes to save money.

A resident at the facility stated that the homes constantly are understaffed in an effort to keep extra profits.

Under staffing may lead to nursing home abuse or neglect.

While understaffing at a place such as a restaurant can be frustrating, understaffing at a nursing home can be dangerous and even deadly due to elder neglect.

For example, if someone needs to be attended 3 times a day to ensure their condition is taken care of, and there aren’t enough staff, the elderly person may fall into illness, disease, and even death depending on their condition.

It’s a downright violation of the rights of each of the residents at the nursing homes. Under state law staffing requirements now require enough staff to provide at least 3.5 hours of caretaking per day for each patient.

This isn’t the first time the Roseville Point Health & Wellness Center has been under scrutiny though. This and other facilities owned by Shlomo Rechnitz have been a target of scrutiny by the police, multiple lawsuits, fines and investigations that have uncovered many other violations.

Have you or a loved one been a victim of nursing home abuse in Sacramento or a facility in California?

In addition to reporting to Adult Protective Services, you may wish to pursue legal action. The Peck Law Group’s elder abuse attorneys have over 45 years of experience in helping victims of nursing home abuse bring those responsible to justice. For more information or for a free case evaluation, call the Peck Law Group today at 1-866-999-908.