Elder Neglect

Preventing Identity Theft in the Elderly

The physical and emotional well-being of seniors takes center stage in elder safety–but their financial wellness is often forgotten. Identity theft is a violation against vulnerable individuals, such as elders committed by caregivers, relatives, or hackers. If you suspect any signs of elder abuse in seniors, you should contact an elder abuse attorney. It’s important to understand … Read more →

Resolving Common Forms of Elder Abuse and Neglect

Elder abuse can take many forms, explains elder abuse attorney Jeffrey Downey. Intentional acts of abuse or neglect can be legally actionable as elder abuse.  Most states, including Virginia, have definitions about what constitutes elder abuse.  In Virginia, abuse or neglect of an incapacitated adjust is a crime under Va. Code §18.2-369. (https://www.jeffdowney.com/basics-of-elder-abuse-and-neglect/) Often the … Read more →

Basics of Elder Abuse and Neglect

By some estimates, some 30% of elders in our long-term care system suffer some form of neglect.  When a family makes the choice to have an elderly family member enrolled in a nursing home, often it is because of the family is no longer able to care for the patient at home.  This entire process … Read more →

California Jury Sends $20 Million Message to For-Profit Nursing Homes

By Attorney Jeffrey J. Downey, P.C., serving Maryland, Virginia, and Washington DC Sometimes I feel I’m on a treadmill, reading about the latest attempts by corporations avoid accountability regarding negligence occurring at their nursing home facilities.  Yet there are moments that show justice does prevail in the courtroom against the nursing home industry. According to … Read more →

Watch List: Woodmore House

FOIA Data Base – The Law Office of Jeffrey J. Downey, serving clients in Washington D.C., Virginia and Maryland If you have been injured in a nursing home or assisted living facility, call the Law Office of Jeffrey J. Downey for a free consultation. Phone: 703-564-7318; email: jdowney@jeffdowney.com Woodmore House 1717 Largo Road Upper Marlboro, … Read more →

We Need to Fight Ageism in America

By Jeffrey J. Downey, P.C., attorney serving in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia Ok, Boomer. Geezer.  Geriatric.  These are terms that I heard when I was younger, and now that I am at that age where my parents in my eyes were…I am now a part of that group.  And I experience what … Read more →

Elder Justice

As America’s population ages, the issues of elder abuse, unfortunately, increase as well.  Elder abuse is defined as the intentional act or failure to act by a caregiver or another person in a relationship involving an expectation of trust that causes or creates a risk of harm to an older adult.  There are five types … Read more →

Priorities of For-Profit Nursing Home Industry Companies Overtakes Human Concerns

By Jeffrey J. Downey, attorney, serving Washington DC, Maryland, and the District of Columbia Outsourcing.  Enrolling and Clearing.  These are terms that a for-profit company uses when discussing America’s elderly.  For such companies, nursing homes and assisted living facilities are not institutions for treating loved ones who need care but financial instruments used to continue … Read more →

Watch List: Winchester Medical Center

FOIA Data Base – The Law Office of Jeffrey J. Downey, serving clients in Washington D.C., Virginia and Maryland If you have been injured in a nursing home or assisted living facility or suffered an injury due to medical malpractice, call the Law Office of Jeffrey J. Downey for a free consultation. Phone: 703-564-7318; email: … Read more →

Watch List: Our Lady of The Valley

FOIA Data Base – The Law Office of Jeffrey Downey Serving clients in Washington D.C., Virginia and Maryland If you have been injured in a nursing home or assisted living facility, call the law office of Jeffrey J. Downey for a free consultation. Phone: 703-564-7318; email: jdowney@jeffdowney.com Our Lady of The Valley 650 North Jefferson … Read more →