Category: Caregiver Fraud

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Allegedly Cashed 126 Checks Off Elder’s Account Dissolved A Trust And Gifted Proceeds Allegedly Wrote Check Day After Victim Died Financial elder abuse can strike any senior, rich or poor, male or female, living at home or residing in a care facility.  There are a variety of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Alleged Caregiver Theft  Of Jewelry, Gold And Valuables Multiple Victims According To Police  Theft Risk From In-Home And Facility Caregivers Many older people maintain their independence right up until the end of life.  But that is not the case for most – most seniors will require some kind […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Cases Physical And Financial Elder Abuse Up During Pandemic Signs Of Elder Abuse To Look For Protecting Senior Loved Ones Elder abuse can take many forms. It can be in the form of physical abuse, psychological abuse, sexual abuse, financial abuse or neglect and abandonment. California law defines each […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER More Than 6300 Reports Of Elder Abuse In 2020 Financial Elder Abuse Cases Up Dramatically  FBI Reports Record Numbers of Elder Abuse Cases Too Incidents of elder and dependent adult abuse have been climbing in Santa Clara County since 2013, but the biggest spike occurred last year while […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegations Of Forgery And Access To Accounts Nursing Home Administrator Allegedly Wrote Resident Checks To Herself Warning Signs Of Financial Exploitation Families of nursing home residents are generally aware of the dangers of neglect, abandonment or physical abuse that institutionalized elders face. Families of older persons are also […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Ingrid M. Evans On Financial Elder Abuse And Fraud Financial Exploitation of Seniors By Caretakers, Insurance Agents And Others The founder of Evans Law Firm, Inc., Ingrid M. Evans, was recently interviewed on The Attorney Post on the subject of financial elder abuse.  From the very beginning of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Four Years Of Alleged Theft Authorities Allege Forged Checks And Checks To “Cash” Victim’s Trust Dissolved And Allegedly Paid Over To Caregiver Financial elder abuse by caregivers can range from the one-time theft of cash or an unauthorized use of a credit card to sustained embezzlement over years, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Cash, Credit Cards, Jewelry And Valuables Can Disappear A Single Caregiver Targeting Multiple Victims Protecting Older Loved Ones During The Pandemic Whenever a stranger enters the home of an elderly or disabled person, there is always a risk that something might be stolen.  It’s a sad truth but […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Elder Abuse Is A Crime Regardless Of The Amount Stolen Older Persons Subjected To Abuse Have Much Higher Mortality Rates Financial Abuse Brings Emotional and Physical Toll Too When a celebrity is subject to financial elder abuse, news outlets rush to cover the story, whether the victim […]

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 […]