ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Fraudulent Debit Card Use Alleged Complaint Alleged Fraud for Over 18 Months 76-Year-Old Victim Of In-Home Caregiver’s Fraud One of the most common types of fraud against the elderly is stealing credit card information or actually using the physical card without permission.  Dishonest caregivers and others who physically access […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Money Tied Up In Deferred Annuities For Years No Control Over How Your Money Is Invested Returns Diminished By Commissions, Fees And Caps Deferred annuities are long-term insurance contracts which require you to lose control over your investment, and some annuities may earn little to no interest.  If […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Hospice Care Is Big Business Case Example Of Patient Neglect Holding Hospice Agencies Accountable Over 1.75 million patients are taken care of through hospice services in the United States according to recent reports. The American hospice industry was valued at $32.1 billion in 2021 and is estimated to reach $64.7 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 94-Year-Old Victim Caregiver Falsified Checks Over $35,000 Missing In Just Seven Months Most financial elder abuse by a dishonest caregiver or other person with access to a senior’s finances starts out relatively small, the amounts stolen grow over time as the predator gets away with his or her […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Coerced Senior Into Large Cash Withdrawals Accompanied Senior To Bank To Withdraw Money  Caregiver Allegedly Deposited Money In Her Own Account Financial elder abuse of seniors by dishonest and greedy caregivers is one of the most pervasive forms of financial elder abuse.  Reports of caregiver fraud and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Aide Pushed 78-Year-Old Down To Ground Resident Of Memory Care Facility Surveillance Camera Captured Assault Sadly, seniors in assisted care facilities and nursing homes are at risk of abuse and neglect by the very persons paid to care for them.  Stories of intentional abuse of seniors in these […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Understand The Different Forms Of Elder Watch For Signs Of Neglect And Abuse Of Older Loved Ones And Friends Protecting Older Loved Ones From Abuse And Neglect Millions of older Americans suffer one or more forms of elder abuse as they age. Elder abuse can be physical, emotional, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Complaint Alleges Forgeries By Caregiver Fraudulent Checks Overdraw Account Debit Card Charges By Caregiver Without Permission Never hand an ATM/debit card or credit card to a caregiver and ask them to go get cash or make purchases.  Never give out any PIN numbers. Never give a caregiver or […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Criminal Complaint Alleges Altered And Forged Checks Checks For Necessities Bounced For Insufficient Funds Unauthorized Use Of Debit Card Alleged We cannot emphasize strongly enough how important it is to keep checks, ATM/Debit cards, and cash away from caregivers or other strangers who enter a senior’s home.  Nor […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Signs Of Power Of Attorney Abuse Never Give A Caregiver A Power Of Attorney Remedies For POA Abuse Among the most important estate planning tools for anyone are powers of attorney.  A power of attorney is a document authorizing one or more people (“agent(s)” or “attorney(s)-in-fact”)) to act […]