Category: Caregiver Fraud

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Warning Signs Of Fraud And Dishonesty Missing Money Or Possessions Social Security, Pension And Other Benefits Every senior residing in an assisted care or skilled nursing facility faces a real danger of financial elder abuse by dishonest staff and administrators.  Theft of cash and jewelry from nursing home […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 94-Year-Old Victim Required In-Home Care Caregiver Allegedly Falsified Victim’s Checks Accused Of Defrauding Victim Of $35,300 We often share with you news stories of the ways in which seniors and dependent adults under the care of in-home caregivers, have been victims of neglect, physical abuse and financial abuse.   […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Bank And Credit Cards Allegedly Stolen 71-Year-Old Victim Suffered From Cerebral Palsy Stolen Credit Cards Allegedly Used At Multiple Stores Every time a stranger or caregiver enters an elder or dependent adult’s home, there is a risk of theft.  Every time.  Older persons or dependent adults are really […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Accusations of Neglect, Assault And Theft $275,000 Allegedly Stolen From Victim’s Bank Account Jury Watches Camera Footage Of Assault For seniors and dependent adults under the care of in-home caregivers, neglect, physical abuse and financial abuse may all be inflicted on the elderly person in horrific ways.   When […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver First Charged With Forging Checks  Subsequently Pawns Allegedly Stolen Jewelry  Allegedly Wrote Herself Checks Instead Of Paying Bills We share with our readers over and over the advice that a caregiver should never be given any financial responsibilities.  Ever.  Every single time a caregiver (or other stranger) […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Given Financial Duties  Family Discovers Alleged Theft During Audit  Claims Money Needed For Kidnap Ransom We cannot stress enough that a caregiver hired to care for an older or dependent person should never be given any financial responsibilities.  Ever.  Even giving a caregiver a credit card to […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Cash, Checks And Credit Cards Stolen From Patient Rooms Two Prior Convictions For Elder Abuse Allegedly Used Stolen Credit Cards At Multiple Stores Most news reports of financial abuse by caregivers involve in-home caregivers stealing under their patient’s own roofs.  But there is a real danger of financial […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER National Senior Fraud Awareness Day 2022 Isolated Seniors At Greatest Risk Steps For Protecting Seniors Each year, millions of elderly Americans fall victim to some type of financial elder abuse, and the results can be devastating. In response to the rise in financial elder abuse of older Americans, the U.S. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Victims Were All Patients Of Same In-Home Caregiver Attempt To Steal $60,000 For Dental Work Asks Associate To Use Victim Credit Card To Post Bail All seniors are at risk of financial elder abuse, whether living at home or in a nursing home or memory care or assisted […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Sentenced For Stealing From Multiple Elderly Victims Forged Checks And Stolen Credit Cards Accused Of Stealing From Facility And In-Home Patients Financial elder abuse is a risk for seniors whether they live in a care facility or in their own homes under the care of an in-home […]