Category: Caregiver Fraud

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Victim’s Pension and Social Security Benefits Redirected Online Access To Change Deposit Instructions Protecting Loved Ones From Financial Elder Abuse Anonymous online access to pension or Social Security benefit profiles or phone impersonations of seniors are frequent ploys by caregivers intent on stealing from unsuspecting older persons. Whenever […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER POAs Have Broad Authority Over All Financial Matters Potential For Abuse Is Always There Examples Of Theft By Use Of Financial Powers Of Attorney Powers of Attorney (POAs) are important and powerful legal documents that grant the agent appointed under the POA full legal authority to act for […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Unauthorized Credit Card Use By Facility Aide Family Spots Suspicious Charges Protecting Older Loved Ones From Caregiver Fraud/Caregiver Theft  Stealing a senior’s debit or credit cards and making unauthorized charges are a common form of financial elder abuse.  Whenever a dishonest caregiver or other stranger enters a senior’s […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 94-Year-Old Victim Of Alleged Caregiver Fraud Family Alerted Police Of Suspicions Protecting Older Loved Ones And Pursuing Remedies Falsification of time sheets by paid caregivers is one of the ways dishonest caregivers financially exploit older persons. Altering their paychecks to make them greater is another.  Using debit and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Elder Abuse Of Several Nursing Home Residents Alleged Missing Cash And Unauthorized Credit Card Charges Protecting Older Loved Ones From Financial Elder Abuse We often write about the risks of financial elder abuse of isolated seniors by their in-home caregivers. However, seniors in assisted care or skilled […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Falsified Timesheets And Excessive Payments Time Discrepancies Discovered By Family Protecting Seniors From Caregiver Fraud Seniors with in-home caregivers are at risk of fraud and theft if the individuals working in the home are dishonest. Caregiver fraud/caregiver theft is sadly a recurring form on financial elder abuse throughout […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Of Alleged Caregiver Fraud Authorities Say Caregiver Had Prior Criminal History Family Detects Fraud After Loved One’s Death Financial elder abuse has become a national epidemic. As many as one in 10 vulnerable adults are potential targets, according to federal officials, and their financial predators are […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Falsifying Checks And Timesheets Protecting Seniors From Fraud All seniors are at risk of financial elder abuse, but those seniors living at home under the care of an in-home caregiver are at an increased risk of financial elder abuse because they have a stranger in their […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Recent Arrest Of Facility Caregiver For Financial Elder Abuse Unauthorized Debit Card Use Alleged Protecting Older Loved Ones From Financial Elder Abuse Seniors in assisted care or skilled nursing facilities/nursing homes also are at risk of financial elder abuse by dishonest staff members similar to those risks seniors […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Of Caregiver Fraud 86-Year-Old Victim Protecting Older Loved Ones From Caregiver Fraud 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 other person […]