Residents at risk of falling are supposed to be assessed, supervised and protected. If your parent or loved one (65 and older) broke a hip, a bone, or was hurt in a fall at a California nursing home or care facility, we will find out why it happened, and hold the facility accountable.
Your loved one deserved a call light that was answered and a bed alarm that was set. Not a fracture nobody reported.
Every resident gets a fall-risk assessment on admission, and the care plan sets what follows: supervision, bed and chair alarms, low beds, help to the bathroom, footwear, medication review. A fracture after a fall in a facility means one of those was missing, and a fall that was never reported means the facility knew.
Should trigger a new assessment and a care-plan change.
Two or more in a month is a care plan failure by itself.
Hip, femur, spine, arm. Surgery and a long decline.
Unwitnessed, unreported, or fatal falls.
Ask for it in writing. Ask whether the fall was witnessed.
And every care-plan change since admission.
Alarms, staffing, medication, room. Families notice first.
A free, confidential review within 24 hours. No fee unless we win.
A broken hip at 85 changes everything, and families are often told it was just a fall. The care plan and the incident report usually say otherwise. We get them, find out what was skipped, and make sure the people responsible answer for it.
That's the work. That's Justice For Elders.
Why families call Justice 4 Elders1:52
Every step. Every hour. Every step of the way. When you need us, we're here.
Justice For Elders was built on a single, uncompromising belief:
That the people who spent their lives taking care of us deserve to be taken care of in return — and when they aren't, someone has to answer for it.
Not always, but a fracture in a facility that had assessed the resident as a fall risk almost always means the care plan was not followed. We get the records and find out.
It matters a great deal. Unwitnessed and unreported falls are often the strongest cases.
California's elder abuse law protects residents 65 and older, and dependent adults in care. If you are unsure, ask us.
Nothing up front. We are paid only if we recover for your family.
Deadlines in California can be as short as one year in some situations. The safest step is to talk with us now, even if you are not sure you have a case.
Most cases resolve without trial. We prepare every case as if it will go to trial, which is why they resolve.
