Civil Litigation
Sep. 28, 2022
The complexities of nursing home abuse litigation
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that one in six people aged 60 years and older experiences some form of abuse in their community annually. In institutions such as nursing homes and other long-term care facilities, the WHO reports that rates of abuse of older people appear to be even higher, with two of three staff reporting that they have abused an older person.
Mike Arias
Managing Partner
Arias Sanguinetti Wang & Team LLP
Phone: (310) 844-9696
Email: mike@asstlawyers.com
He is a past president of both the Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC) and Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA), two of the largest trial lawyer associations in the nation. He was also named a CAOC Trial Lawyer of the Year in 2021.
Nearly 1.5 million older Americans live in nursing homes, and another 1 million reside in assisted-living facilities. These statistics from the National Academy of Medicine set the foundation for why nursing home abuse is one of the most challenging areas to litigate: as our population continues to get older, too many elderly patients need long-term care in a health system that lacks enough qualified staff to deliver the care they need and deserve. This chronic under...
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