Category: Elder Abuse California

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Faces Assault Charges 79-Year-Old Victim Required Medical Attention Local Police And State Authorities Investigate Assault, including sexual assault and rape, are tragically a real risk in elderly care facilities.  The reported incidents are horrifying. While the authorities may bring criminal prosecutions for these incidents, victims and their […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Owner/Operator Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison 51 Counts Of Financial Exploitation Of Disabled Person Residents Deprived Of Food And Care Financial abuse of elder and dependent adults often goes hand in hand with neglect of those victims as well.  This is often because the in-home caregiver or […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Assisted Living Facility Owner Sentenced Government Funds For Patient Care Diverted For Personal Use Investigations Of Fund Diversion And Patient Neglect Skilled nursing facilities and assisted care communities often receive government funding for the care they provide residents.  Fraudulent claims for payments of those government funds may be […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Facing Abuse Charges Allegedly Assaulted Disabled Resident Victim Struck In Face Hundreds of thousands of Californians live in care facilities ranging from skilled nursing facilities to group homes.  Residents are typically seniors or dependent adults with disabilities conditions precluding them from living independently outside a facility. Just […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 93-Year-Old Resident Dies And Two Others Hospitalized Mistakenly Served Dishwashing Liquid Instead Of Juice Police And Department Of Social Services Investigating Dementia sufferers are extremely vulnerable to abuse and neglect because they may not even be aware of what is happening to them or able to communicate about […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Arrested For Appalling Abuse Allegedly Dragged Disabled Person By The Hair Charged With Dependent Adult Abuse Felony Physical assault is a crime and, when perpetrated on a senior or dependent adult, is an additional crime of elder/dependent adult abuse and grounds for civil liability for damages.  Penal […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER California Attorney General Lists Warning Signs Identifying And Reporting Act On Any Suspicion Of Abuse Elder Abuse is a prevalent and widespread issue across the country that threatens vulnerable members of our communities. In California alone, there are more than 200,000 reported cases of elder and dependent adult […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Alleged Abuse And Neglect At Continued Care Facility 74-Year-Old Patient Reportedly Left In Filth And Covered With Bed Sores Facility Previously Cited For Numerous Health Code Violations According to State reports, close to half a million California seniors and dependent adults reside in some kind of care facility.  […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER In-Home Caregivers Arrested For Sexual Assault Two Re4cently Reported Cases Remedies For Victims And Families While statistics show that about.83% of victims of elder sexual abuse reside in nursing homes or assisted care facilities, elderly and dependent persons under the care of in-home caregivers are also at risk […]

San Francisco elder law attorney Ingrid M. Evans, of Evans Law Firm, Inc., was recently included in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers in America. This honor is awarded after an extensive peer review process. Recognition is highly regarded and often used as a measure of legal excellence. More information […]