Category: Elder Abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Surveillance Camera Captured Assault On Film Fall Results In Senior’s Death Remedies For Families And Victims Evans Law Firm, Inc. represents elderly victims and families in cases of nursing home abuse and pursue all those responsible for the abuse including any owners or administrators and supervisory persons in […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Surveillance Camera Captured Assault On Film  Assault Results In Senior’s Death Legal Remedies For Victims And Families Seniors in assisted care facilities and nursing homes are at risk of abuse and neglect by the very persons paid to care for them.   Evans Law Firm, Inc. represents elderly victims […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Drugged To Prevent Wandering Patient Received Sedatives Without Physician Consultation Family Brings Wrongful Death Suit A very dangerous, and sadly common, behavior pattern of Alzheimer sufferers and persons with other forms of dementia is wandering away, also known as elopement.  Responsible facilities use alarm systems to alert […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Doorbell Camera Footage Captures Alleged Abuse Accused Of Forcibly Putting Elder In Bed 87-Year-Old Victim Stories of intentional abuse or wanton neglect/abandonment of seniors in assisted care facilities or nursing homes are difficult to read but abuse is a real threat, particularly for those seniors suffering from dementia.  […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Risk Of Abuse And Neglect In Nursing Homes Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuit Settlements Remedies For Injured Seniors And Families Sadly, seniors under in-home care or residing in nursing homes or assisted care facilities are at risk of physical and emotional abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, and abandonment.  See Cal. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER $30.9 Million Verdict Against For-Profit Nursing Home Stage IV Pressure Wound Lead To Death Alleged Understaffing To Blame Older persons are at risk of physical and emotional abuse, neglect, and abandonment by in-home caregivers and also in nursing homes and assisted care facilities  See Cal. Welf. & Inst. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Three Caregivers Arrested 87-Year-Old Victim Died From Gangrene Infection Sadly, seniors under in-home care are at risk of physical and emotional abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, and abandonment even though they are paying for their care.  See Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code §§ 15610.05 (definition of abandonment); 15610.63 (definition […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elder Abuse Takes Many Forms What To Look For Keeping Older Loved Ones Safe The National Council on Aging says up to five million older Americans are abused yearly, and the annual loss by victims of financial elder abuse is estimated to be at least $36.5 billion. Elder abuse can […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Risk of Neglect And Abuse During Hospice Care Hospice Patient Neglect: Case Example Remedies For Neglect And Abuse Hospice patients, like skilled nursing facility and assisted living facility patients, may be at risk of neglect and abuse during the duration of their hospice care.  The neglect could be […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elder Abuse A Growing Epidemic in U.S. Spotting Signs Of Elder Abuse Of Loved Ones And Friends Call Counsel If You Suspect Abuse As many as 1 in 10 older adults is abused or neglected each year in the United States, and only 1 in 14 cases of […]