Category: Assisted Living

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER What is Long Term Care Insurance? Insurance is supposed to protect you from risk. By paying your premiums over the years, you ensure that when something bad finally does happen to you, you’ll have the funds necessary to assist you and remedy the situation.  Some people build strong […]

Financial Elder Abuse: Protection and Prevention Financial Elder Abuse Financial elder abuse happens in mass numbers and the consequences are increasingly more and more severe. Recent studies show that 1 in 10 elders is abused, and that figure climbs to 1 in 2 elders when the senior suffers from dementia. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER An Overview of Continuing Care Retirement Communities What are Continuing Care Retirements Communities? As we age, it is important to have a plan. Looking to continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) is certainly not a bad place to start, but it is important to understand what exactly these types […]

Bedsores As seniors age, one factor that is likely to play a large role in their health is limited mobility. Many of the elderly suffer from conditions such as arthritis or osteoporosis, or have to undergo treatment that requires extended bed rest. They may be confined to a wheelchair or […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Who is a Mandatory Reporter of Elder Abuse? One of the many difficulties that comes with working in the elder law field is the variance of laws, regulations, and reporting across state lines. It’s not uncommon for abusers to move their victim across the country to live with […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A Shrinking Long-Term Care Insurance Market May Put the Squeeze on Policyholders Seniors and retirees who are looking into their insurance options for old age may have noticed a disturbing trend: Long Term Care insurance, designed to help the elderly afford costs like retirement homes, Continuing Care Retirement […]

Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly Pursued For Elder Abuse With the aging population, California has a growing number of new Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RFCE). Unfortunately, RFCEs have become more focused on the business than the elderly and the caregivers are generally undertrained and overworked. In consequence, […]

According to Civil Code Section 1946.7, a tenant or a household member can terminate a lease with written notice to the landlord when he or she is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking or elder or dependent adult abuse. Abuse of an elder or a dependent […]

Nursing Homes and Alzheimer’s Patients Elders can be the target of abuse in nursing homes. They are in a weak position and need someone take care of them for their daily life and medications. Sometimes, a nursing home employee may influence an elder and abuse them. The abuse could be […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Two women were arrested by the police on suspicion of elder abuse, specifically to have misrepresented themselves as employees of Placer County Health and Human Services to an 89 year old person. They posed as county employees and persuade their victim to move in and give them money […]