U.S. Congress - S.1070 Elder Justice Act
S.1070 - Elder Justice Act
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to enhance the social security of the Nation by ensuring adequate public-private infrastructure and to resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, and for other purposes. view all titles (3)
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- Official: A bill to amend the Social Security Act to enhance the social security of the Nation by ensuring adequate public-private infrastructure and to resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: Elder Justice Act as introduced.
- Short: Elder Justice Act of 2008 as reported to senate.
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Elder abuse and neglect in nursing homes is a disturbing fact of life in today’s society. All too often it goes unreported. Elderly residents of nursing homes are helpless and vulnerable, and they need proactive supporters of their cause to speak up for them. My mother died recently due to medical malpractice and neglect in a nursing home. Because I was forced to sign an arbitration agreement prior to her admission, I am barred from filing a wrongful death lawsuit to avenge her death and hold the facility accountable for their wrongdoing. This is a shame and should not be tolerated in a just society.