Nursing Home Abuse & Elder Abuse Statistics in Los Angeles
250+
Skilled Nursing Facilities (LA County)
35,000+
Licensed Beds (LA County)
$475+/day
Avg. Daily Private Rate
2 years from discovery
EADACPA SOL
Courts in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles County Superior Court — Stanley Mosk Courthouse
111 N Hill St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Los Angeles County Superior Court — Compton Courthouse
200 W Compton Blvd, Compton, CA 90220
Hospitals & Trauma Centers in Los Angeles
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
8700 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048
LAC+USC Medical Center
2051 Marengo St, Los Angeles, CA 90033
Liability Considerations in Los Angeles
Nursing Home Abuse in Los Angeles
Los Angeles County is home to California's most active nursing home abuse litigation docket, driven by its large elderly population, the concentration of major corporate nursing home chains, and the strength of EADACPA remedies. California's minimum CNA staffing requirement of 3.2 hours per resident day — higher than the 2024 federal minimum — provides an additional theory of negligence when facilities fall below the state minimum. CANHR (California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform) publishes detailed facility-level complaint and inspection data that supplements the CMS Care Compare database and is frequently referenced in litigation.
EADACPA Advantages in LA Litigation
Los Angeles nursing home plaintiffs benefit from EADACPA's enhanced wrongful death damages — the estate can recover the decedent's pre-death pain and suffering, not available under standard California wrongful death law. Attorney's fees are recoverable from the defendant when the abuse involved recklessness, oppression, fraud, or malice. The discovery rule for EADACPA claims provides a 2-year SOL running from when the plaintiff discovered or should have discovered the abuse — particularly valuable in cases involving cognitively impaired residents who could not report abuse themselves. LA County Superior Court juries have historically been receptive to nursing home abuse cases, and several eight-figure verdicts have been entered in the past decade.
Your Legal Team
James Nakamura
Partner, Nursing Home & Long-Term Care Practice
Los Angeles, CA
James Nakamura has dedicated his 17-year career to holding California nursing homes and assisted living facilities accountable under the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act (EADACPA), one of the nation's strongest elder protection statutes. His undergraduate background in gerontology gives him deep substantive knowledge of the aging process, common medical conditions in elderly patients, and the regulatory environment governing long-term care. James has successfully challenged arbitration clauses in nursing home admission contracts on multiple occasions, preserving his clients' right to jury trial in cases involving significant damages. He has recovered more than $95 million for clients across California, with particular expertise in cases involving large corporate nursing home chains with histories of repeat CMS deficiency citations. He is a member of the California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (CANHR) advisory panel.
Education
- J.D., Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (2009)
- B.A., Gerontology, University of Southern California (2006)