Category: Caregiver

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Charged With Theft Over Eighteen-Month Period Family Member Noticed Unauthorized Activity Police Review Bank Surveillance Videos Crimes with caregivers preying on elderly victims is a national issue and a growing problem in California and here in San Francisco. Older victims lose more than $3 billion annually in scams […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Cash And Jewelry Disappear From Elder’s Home Missing Jewelry Identified At Pawn Shop Two Caregivers Allegedly Worked Together In Stealing In-home caregivers usually work in shifts, particularly if an older or dependent adult needs round the clock care.  Unscrupulous caregivers working in shifts may work together in stealing […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Authorities Discover 1500 Unauthorized Transactions By Caregiver Withdrawals From Retirement, Checking And Savings Accounts Financial Abuse And Criminal Investigation Takes Heavy Toll On Couple Unscrupulous caregivers with access to a senior’s bank account information are in a position to make unauthorized transfers and withdrawals through online transactions, and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Arrested For Unauthorized Credit Card And ATM Use Investigation Lasted Over One Year Suspect Formerly Employed At Residential Care Facility Seniors residing in nursing homes and other care facilities are at risk of financial elder abuse by facility staff in much the same way as older persons […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Three-Years Of Defrauding Elderly Dementia Sufferers Account Access And Unauthorized Charges Charges Money Spent On Cruises, Vacations and Plastic Surgery Whenever a caregiver or other stranger is in a senior’s home there is a very real danger of theft, whether the caregiver comes through an agency or is […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Determining Concentration Of Drugs Or Poison Drug-Induced Deaths Deaths From Toxic Effects Of Morphine And Other Potent Drugs Morphine, fentanyl, lorazepam, oxycodone, and other powerful pain relief drugs and anti-psychotics are often prescribed for elders nearing the end of life. In practically all cases, these powerful drugs are […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Violence Allegedly Caught On Surveillance Camera Camera Catches Abuse Of Dementia Patient Facility Manager Faces Four Charges Of Elder Abuse Many dementia sufferers and Alzheimer’s disease patients reside in memory care or assisted living facilities.  Nearly 50% of elders with dementia experience abuse or neglect according to reports  […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Two Caregivers Charged With Theft And Financial Elder Abuse Accusations Of Numerous Forged Checks And Credit Card Charges Families Discover Account Irregularities Unscrupulous caregivers with access to a senior’s bank accounts, checks, checkbook or checking account statements, or any other accounts, ATM cards, credit cards or any financial […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Police Use DNA Evidence To Identify Suspect Victim Has No Memory Of Anything Another Employee Reports Suspicions Nursing home residents are at risk of all varieties of elder abuse including sexual assault and rape. Statistics show that 20,000 incidents of sexual abuse, assault and rape in nursing homes […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Unlicensed Caregiver Hired Off Craigslist Unauthorized Checks, ATM Withdrawals And Theft From Safe  Caregiver Allegedly Abused Victim Emotionally Too Half of all elder abuse in this country is committed by strangers who come into a senior’s life as caregivers, workmen, or in other capacities.  Elderly persons under the […]