Category: Elder Abuse California

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Dependent Adult Allegedly Left On Floor For Nine Days Caregiver Indicted For Second Degree Murder< Hospital Nursing Supervisor Alerted Police Too frequently, heartbreaking stories of dependent adult and elder abuse appear in the evening news and in the papers.  This past week, California newspapers and television stations reported […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Authorities Arrest Aide After Viewing Tape After Patient Complained of Mistreatment Granddaughter Installed Camera Victim’s Distress Also Recorded on Audiotapes Reported incidents of sexual abuse, assault and rape in care facilities have increased significantly over the past few years according to statistics maintained by elder advocacy groups.  Since […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 77-Year-Old Wheelchair Patient Suffers Physical And Financial Elder Abuse Allegations Of Abuse By Caregiver  Charges Of Theft, Identity Theft And Reckless Endangerment Sadly, there are persons hired as in-home caregivers for the elderly who spend their time stealing from their wards instead of caring for them.  Incidents of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Care Facility Worker Arrested For Alleged Sexual Molestation Of Disabled Patients  Dementia Patients At Highest Risk Complaints Of Sexual Abuse In Care Facilities Increasing Reported incidents of sexual abuse, assault and rape in care facilities have increased significantly over the past few years according to statistics maintained by […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Protecting The State’s Most Vulnerable Med-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse Unit Strengthened California DOJ:  Operation SAFE (Stop Abuse and Fraud of Elders) Evans Law Firm, Inc. is a plaintiff’s litigation law firm.  We represent individuals here in California who have suffered injury, especially older Californians who have been […]

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 Seniors Suffering During The Pandemic The Hidden Reality of Elder Abuse What Protections You Can Still Take During The Pandemic The ongoing pandemic has left seniors more isolated and at risk of abuse than every before. The statistics are bearing that out as county after county throughout California, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Older Persons Suffer Abuse in Mendocino County Growing Incidences of Financial Elder Abuse in Rural Areas Evans Law Firm Represents Victims Seniors in rural areas throughout California and here in Mendocino County are as at risk of financial elder abuse and other forms of elder abuse as are […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Increased Isolation And Financial Abuse Caregivers Can Be Predators  Napa Caregiver Registration Authorities from around the country are reporting record spikes in financial elder abuse cases during the pandemic. Financial elder abuse is also on the rise here in Napa.  Periods of high unemployment and economic downturn such […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Owner Convicted Of Involuntary Manslaughter Dementia Patient Killed After Wandering Away Facility Was Not Licensed For Dementia Patients For-profit nursing homes and care facilities often put profits ahead of the level of care they can adequately provide residents.  Examples of cost-cutting measures that endanger residents include reducing staff […]