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When an assisted living facility harms your loved one, you can take legal action. The Elder Justice Firm is a Los Angeles assisted living abuse lawyer team that represents families across California when neglect, physical abuse, or financial exploitation happens in residential care. We focus only on elder abuse cases, and we hold facilities accountable when their choices put residents in danger.
If you suspect abuse or neglect at an assisted living facility in Los Angeles, call The Elder Justice Firm at (855) 880-4500 for a free case evaluation. Our attorneys explain your options, protect your family's rights, and deal with the facility and its insurers so you can focus on your loved one.
Assisted living abuse cases turn on medical records, staffing data, and facility policies that families rarely see. Our team knows where that evidence lives and how to use it.
The Elder Justice Firm concentrates its entire practice on elder abuse and neglect litigation. We represent families from our Los Angeles office and throughout California, including Orange County, San Diego, and San Francisco.
Families choose our firm for reasons we can document:
Every case is different, and past results do not guarantee a future outcome. What we offer is straight talk about your legal options and steady communication at each step.
Abuse in an assisted living facility can be active harm or the quiet failure to provide basic care. California law treats both as serious.
Our attorneys represent residents and families in cases involving several forms of harm:
In California, assisted living communities are licensed as Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly, or RCFEs. The California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division, licenses and inspects them.
RCFEs are non-medical facilities. They provide help with daily activities and supervision, but they are not required to keep nurses or doctors on staff around the clock the way a skilled nursing home is.
That distinction matters. When a facility accepts a resident whose needs exceed the care it can safely provide, and the resident is harmed, that decision can support a claim.
You know your loved one better than any staff member does. Watch for signs that care is slipping:
California gives assisted living residents some of the strongest protections in the country. These laws shape every case we bring.
The Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act governs abuse and neglect claims for residents age 65 and older and for dependent adults. It defines neglect broadly under Welfare and Institutions Code section 15610.57, including the failure to assist with personal hygiene, to provide food, clothing, or shelter, to provide medical care, and to protect residents from health and safety hazards.
Under this law, a facility does not have to intend harm to be liable. A negligent failure to provide reasonable care can be enough.
When the evidence is strong, California allows heightened remedies. Under Welfare and Institutions Code section 15657, a plaintiff who proves by clear and convincing evidence that a facility acted with recklessness, oppression, fraud, or malice may recover reasonable attorney's fees and costs.
That same showing can allow recovery of a resident's pre-death pain and suffering, which ordinary wrongful death rules often limit. These remedies give families real leverage against facilities that cut corners to protect profits.
Compensation depends on the harm your loved one suffered and the facts of the case. A successful claim may recover two categories of damages.
Economic damages cover measurable financial losses, such as:
Non-economic damages address harm that carries no receipt, including:
In cases involving recklessness or malice, additional remedies and, in some situations, punitive damages may be available. We evaluate which damages fit your family's situation.
California sets firm deadlines, called statutes of limitations, for elder abuse claims. Missing one can end a case before it starts.
Most physical abuse, neglect, and wrongful death claims must be filed within 2 years under California Code of Civil Procedure section 335.1. Claims for financial abuse of an elder generally allow up to 4 years from the date the abuse is discovered under Welfare and Institutions Code section 15657.7.
Deadlines can be shorter or longer depending on the facts, and some claims involving medical care follow different rules. Because evidence fades quickly, we recommend speaking with an attorney as soon as you suspect a problem.
If you believe a resident is in danger, act quickly. Reporting protects your loved one and creates a record that can support a claim.
Strong cases are built on evidence, not accusations. When you hire our firm, our team goes to work:
Watch for warning signs like unexplained injuries, bedsores, sudden weight loss, fear around staff, or missing money. Trust your instincts. If something feels wrong, ask questions, document what you see, and consider a legal evaluation.
Assisted living facilities are licensed as Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly and provide non-medical care and supervision. Nursing homes provide skilled, around-the-clock medical care. Both can be held accountable when neglect or abuse harms a resident.
We handle these cases on a contingency fee basis. Attorney fees are paid only from a recovery under our written agreement so that you can begin with a free case evaluation at no upfront cost.
A claim may recover economic damages like medical expenses and non-economic damages like pain and suffering. When a facility acts with recklessness or malice, California law may also allow attorney's fees and additional remedies.
Most abuse, neglect, and wrongful death claims carry a 2-year deadline, while financial abuse claims generally allow 4 years from discovery. Deadlines vary by case, so it is best to act quickly.
Call 911 in an emergency. You can also report the facility to Community Care Licensing at 1-844-538-8766 and contact the Long-Term Care Ombudsman at 1-800-231-4024. Then speak with an attorney about your options.
Your family does not have to face an assisted living facility alone. The Elder Justice Firm helps Los Angeles families take action when abuse or neglect harms someone they love.
As a dedicated Los Angeles assisted living abuse lawyer team, we investigate what happened, explain your options clearly, and pursue accountability under California's elder abuse laws. We take these cases on a contingency fee basis, and attorney fees are paid only from a recovery under our written agreement.
Call The Elder Justice Firm today at (855) 880-4500 for a free case evaluation. The sooner we begin, the more we can do to protect your loved one and preserve the evidence your case may need.
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