PRACTICE AREA
Elder Neglect & Abuse
When a Care Facility Fails Your Loved One, We Hold Them Accountable.
Nursing homes and residential care facilities are heavily regulated for one reason: the people in them cannot protect themselves. When a facility cuts staffing, ignores warning signs, or fails to provide the basic care it is paid to provide, the consequences fall on residents who are often unable to speak for themselves. If your loved one suffered serious injury or wrongful death at a nursing home or residential care facility — from bedsores, dehydration, malnutrition, falls, fractures, wandering, assault, medication errors, or other preventable harm — you may have a case.
The Forms Neglect and Abuse Take
Neglect and abuse are not always obvious, and they are rarely admitted. The signs we investigate include:
Pressure sores (bedsores) from a resident left too long without being moved
Falls and fractures caused by inadequate supervision or short staffing
Dehydration, malnutrition, and unexplained weight loss
Medication errors — wrong drug, wrong dose, or doses missed entirely
Untreated infections and delayed medical care
Wandering and elopement by residents who should have been supervised
Physical or sexual assault by staff or other residents
Emotional abuse, isolation, and intimidation
Unexplained injuries, sudden decline, or a death the facility cannot account for
How We Build These Cases
Proving neglect takes more than a complaint — it takes the facility’s own records, read by someone who knows what is missing. Our work typically includes:
Securing the records before they change.
Medical charts, staffing and scheduling records, incident reports, and care plans are gathered early, before they are lost, revised, or become harder to obtain.
Reconstructing the staffing reality.
Many injuries trace back to facilities that took in more residents than they had staff to care for. Schedules and payroll records often tell that story.
Working with medical and care experts.
Physicians and nursing experts review the records and explain, to a reasonable degree of medical probability, what proper care required and where the facility fell short.
Pursuing the regulatory record.
Citations, state inspection findings, and prior complaints against a facility can show a pattern, not an accident.
Holding the right parties responsible.
Liability may reach beyond the facility on the door to the management company and ownership behind it.
What the Law Provides
California gives elders and their families real tools. Where a facility or caregiver has been reckless in providing care, the Elder Abuse Act allows recovery beyond ordinary damages, including attorney’s fees and costs — which can make a case worth pursuing that might otherwise not be. We evaluate every available avenue, including claims that survive an elder’s death and can be pursued by the family.
What Happens When You Call
Most of our clients have never hired a litigation attorney before. Here is what the process looks like:
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Step 1
It starts with a conversation.
The case evaluation is free and confidential. You tell us what happened to your loved one; we tell you honestly whether we see a case.
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Step 2
Most clients pay nothing up front.
These cases are typically handled on contingency — we are paid from the recovery, and only if there is one. Hourly arrangements are available for those who prefer them.
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Step 3
We move quickly to preserve evidence.
Medical records, facility staffing records, incident reports, and care plans all need to be gathered before they disappear or get harder to obtain.
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Step 4
You stay informed.
You will know what is happening with the case, why we are making the choices we make, and what to expect next.
Aggressive Recovery. Real Accountability. No Recovery — No Fee.
If something happened to someone you love and the answers don’t add up, talk to us.
The evaluation is free and confidential, and the sooner we begin, the more of the record we can protect.
Call or text (323) 791-0837· stewartlevin@gmail.com