Alhambra, California

Welcome to the Alhambra website for Yeroushalmi Law. This website was created to assist you, the people of Alhambra, in understanding the many facets of elder abuse and nursing home law. As Los Angeles nursing home attorneys, we can help you determine whether you have a case against a skilled nursing facility, assisted living facility, board and care, or even hospital that is worth pursuing in California. Please read this page and explore the rest of our website to learn more about the domain of elder abuse and neglect law in the State of California, including the most prevalent issues facing nursing home residents today.

Alhambra, named after Washington Irving's book Tales of the Alhambra, is located in the western San Gabriel Valley, approximately eight miles from downtown Los Angeles. Alhambra, primarily a residential area, includes homes featuring a variety of architectural styles, including craftsman, bungalow, Spanish Mediterranean, Spanish colonial, and Italian beaux-arts. Rich in Chinese culture due to its majority population of Chinese-Americans, the city hosts a Lunar New Years Festival annually. As of 2021, Alhambra's population was 81,211. The city is home to 7 nursing facilities and is serviced by 193 home health care agencies.

Yeroushalmi Law specializes in elder abuse and nursing home negligence cases. We sincerely believe that everyone is entitled to the highest standard of professional care while in residence at a skilled nursing facility or receiving home health care. The thought of a loved one having a bad fall, especially a loved one who might be frail and elderly, is upsetting, but it is important not to underestimate the serious risk that falls pose to residents in nursing homes. All too often, severe pain, broken bones, and ultimately, death, are the consequences of nursing home residents falling because no one was there to answer their call button or assist them when they cried out for help. Such injuries can be prevented with an appropriate amount of staffing, care, and awareness. In fact, the Department of Health and Human Services recently issued a health initiative to provide incentives to health agencies that demonstrate a decrease in the number of preventable injuries.

Especially preventable are repeat falls, when a resident is known to have suffered from one or more falls in the past. If your loved one has a history of falling down, the nursing home staff should be aware of this history and should actively install the appropriate accommodations, such as bed rails or pads next to the bed, in order to minimize the risk of another fall. In addition, having an adequate number of trained, professional staff available to monitor residents is crucial to ensuring residents are less likely to suffer serious, life-altering falls.

If you think your loved one's fall was avoidable and the result of negligence on the part of nursing home or home health care staff, please contact us today. We will fight for you and your loved one, sparing you the stress of trying to handle the problem alone and securing for you the compensation you deserve.

Falls are just one of multiple potential dangers when you or your loved one are residing in a nursing facility. It is helpful to educate yourself about the broader range of issues that can crop up when someone is being neglected at a skilled nursing or assisted living facility. These issues include problems such as bed sores (also known as pressure wounds or pressure ulcers), infections, medication errors, sepsis, and harmful infestations such as scabies.

The attorneys and legal support staff at Yeroushalmi Law invite you to contact us today for a free consultation. We are honored to serve the people of Alhambra, California and will make time to speak with you today.