Category: Caregiver Fraud

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Fatal Caregiver Abuse Kidnapping and Neglect of Seniors for Financial Gain Caregiver abuse of the elderly and other dependent adults can be gruesome and deadly. In one horrific case, caregiver was sentenced recently to 13 years in state prison after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter and false imprisonment […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Checks, Cash, Credit Cards, and Caregivers The Danger of Checks and Important Papers in Easy Reach Preventing Caregiver Theft In-home caregivers have access to a senior’s checks, cash, jewelry, silver, ATM and credit cards, bank accounts and important papers unless you keep them out of reach. In one […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Verify You’ve Named The Beneficiaries You Want Outdated Beneficiary Designations Can Cause Problems Keeping beneficiary designations current on life insurance policies, annuities, bank accounts, CDs and IRAs might be one of the most important things you can do to see that your assets pass to the right persons […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Elder Abuse Can Strike Any Senior Isolated Seniors Are Most At Risk Everyone of us is potentially a victim of financial fraud. A higher percentage of seniors suffer more incidents of financial abuse or fraud and the highest percentage of victims of financial exploitation is isolated seniors.  […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Cash, Credit Cards, and Caregivers The Danger of Cash and Credit Cards in Easy Reach Preventing Caregiver Theft In-home caregivers have access to a senior’s cash, jewelry, silver, ATM and credit cards, bank accounts and important papers unless you keep them out of reach. Greedy caregivers strike quickly […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregivers and Financial Elder Abuse Caregiver Accused of Stealing Jewelry And Cash From Several Elderly Patient Preventing Caregiver Theft In-home caregivers have access to a senior’s jewelry, silver, ATM cards, cash, bank accounts and important papers unless you keep them out of reach. Greedy caregivers strike quickly and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Challenging Invalid Trusts and Trust Amendments Trusts, Trust Amendments, And Financial Elder Abuse Schemes Persons Disinherited By Allegedly Invalid Amendments Can Sue California law is now clear that a person disinherited by a trust amendment has standing to challenge the validity of that amendment in Probate Court. In […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregivers And Others Prey On Lonely Widows and Widowers Isolation Presents the Biggest Risk of Abuse Support Groups, Family, and Friends Can Protect Seniors Nearly 29% of America’s senior population of 46 million people live alone. That’s over 13 million of us.  Seventy percent of that number, over […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregivers and Financial Elder Abuse Caregiver Accused of Stealing $100,000 From Elderly Patient Preventing Caregiver Account Access In-home caregivers have access to a senior’s valuables, credit cards, bank accounts and important papers unless you keep them out of reach. They also have access to a senior’s accounts via […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Elder Abuse Strikes Seniors Anywhere Care Facility Residents Vulnerable To Exploitation Preventing Abuse The risks of financial elder abuse by in-home caregivers is high. But seniors who live in assisted care facilities or nursing homes are vulnerable to financial elder abuse too. Staff members at these facilities […]