Los Angeles Skilled Nursing Facility Faces Criminal Charges for Abuse and Neglect

Written by Adam Peck Category: Nursing Homes January 23rd, 2013 1 min read

An indictment blames a Southern California nursing home and its former administrator for the death of a suicidal patient says California Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Lawyer Steven Peck.

Attorney General Kamala D. Harris said on July 11, 2011 that Verdugo Valley Skilled Nursing and Wellness Centre and former administrator Phyllis Paver face abuse and neglect charges in the death of Charles Morrill.

Harris says the 34-year-old Morrill was accepted into the facility despite its lack of equipment or staff trained to handle patients with mental illness.

Morrill, who had a long history of psychiatric illness, attempted suicide three times while there. He was successful the last time.

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Adam J. Peck, ESQ is a principal with Peck Law Group, APC. In 2008, Mr. Adam Peck received his Juris Doctorate from Whittier Law School where he graduated Cum Laude. His practice is primarily dedicated to representing Elders, Dependent Adults, along with their loved ones and family members, who have suffered horrific personal injuries.