Category: Caregiver Fraud

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Unsuitable Insurance and Risky Investments Exploitation of Anxiety Over Low Bank Interest and Increasing Cost of Living Promoters of Risky Investment Opportunities For every reported case of older adult abuse, 24 cases go unreported.  Elder abuse can be financial, physical, emotional, or sexual, and can also include neglect […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Greedy Caregivers Strike Quickly Seizing Accessible Cash And ATM Cards Hiding Bank Statements To Cover Up Theft Anytime a stranger enters the home of an elderly person, there is a risk of financial elder abuse. Caregivers especially have access to everything in an elder individual’s home and time […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Increased Isolation And Financial Abuse Caregivers Can Be Predators  Napa Caregiver Registration Authorities from around the country are reporting record spikes in financial elder abuse cases during the pandemic. Financial elder abuse is also on the rise here in Napa.  Periods of high unemployment and economic downturn such […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Incidents of Financial Elder Abuse Spiking in Los Angeles Most Reported Cases Include Both Physical and Financial Elder Abuse  Indicators of Possible Financial Abuse The United States has been plagued for decades by the epidemic of elder abuse.  The COVID-19 pandemic has only made matters far worse – […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Allegedly Stole Nearly $100,000 Charges Include Financial Elder Abuse, Embezzlement and Forgery Couple’s Family Discovered Financial Irregularities Forced isolation of seniors as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, together with the nation’s severe economic downturn have led to a huge spike in financial elder abuse cases throughout […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Isolation And Control Can Lead To Financial Abuse Caregivers, Strangers, Domestic Partners, Second Spouses Can All Be Predators Identifying Signs of Financial Abuse Elder abuse is often associated with behavior that displays outward signs – bruises from physical violence or insults and threats from verbal assaults, for example, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Isolation Is Breeding Ground For Financial Abuse Unauthorized ATM Withdrawals Make Up Greatest Percentage Of Losses  Helping Isolated Seniors Throughout the United States and here in California and Santa Cruz County, incidents of financial elder abuse have skyrocketed as a result of the isolation of seniors, and the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Isolated Woman Falls Prey To Financial Abuse False Pretenses, Impersonations And Deceit Led To $4.85 Million Loss Federal Prosecution Awaits Defendant Elder advocates estimate that around five million seniors are financially exploited each year financially, with anywhere from $2.9-36.5 billion in personal financial losses annually. These astonishing figures are […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A Growing Problem For a Growing Segment of Our Population Over 200,000 Seniors In Santa Clara County All Are Potential Elder Abuse Victims Any senior is potentially a victim of elder abuse and the growing incidents of abuse and the growing elderly population here in Santa Clara County […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER  “Elder Orphans” On The Rise Isolation Causing A Spike In Elder Abuse Preventing Elder Abuse: ”Everything Is About Preparation” Elder advocates have coined the term “elder orphans” to refer to seniors who have lost their spouse and children and are thought to be “orphaned.”  Sadly this category of […]