Category: Elder Abuse California

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 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Allegedly Stole Nearly $100,000 Charges Include Financial Elder Abuse, Embezzlement and Forgery Couple’s Family Discovered Financial Irregularities Forced isolation of seniors as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, together with the nation’s severe economic downturn have led to a huge spike in financial elder abuse cases throughout […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Isolation And Control Can Lead To Financial Abuse Caregivers, Strangers, Domestic Partners, Second Spouses Can All Be Predators Identifying Signs of Financial Abuse Elder abuse is often associated with behavior that displays outward signs – bruises from physical violence or insults and threats from verbal assaults, for example, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Nursing Home Residents At Growing Risk of Neglect and Abuse Watching for Signs of Neglect and Abuse How Elder Abuse Counsel Can Help Elder laws protect all seniors and their assets. This includes protection for seniors living in a nursing home facility. In these settings, there is always […]

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ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Isolation Is Breeding Ground For Financial Abuse Unauthorized ATM Withdrawals Make Up Greatest Percentage Of Losses  Helping Isolated Seniors Throughout the United States and here in California and Santa Cruz County, incidents of financial elder abuse have skyrocketed as a result of the isolation of seniors, and the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Isolated Woman Falls Prey To Financial Abuse False Pretenses, Impersonations And Deceit Led To $4.85 Million Loss Federal Prosecution Awaits Defendant Elder advocates estimate that around five million seniors are financially exploited each year financially, with anywhere from $2.9-36.5 billion in personal financial losses annually. These astonishing figures are […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER  Isolation Primary Risk Factor For Elder Abuse Perpetrators Exploit Isolated Elderly How You Can Help Isolated Seniors The persistence of unintended consequences from the best of intentions has a sad impact on seniors in this pandemic.  The very same safety measures put in place to isolate and protect […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A Growing Problem For a Growing Segment of Our Population Over 200,000 Seniors In Santa Clara County All Are Potential Elder Abuse Victims Any senior is potentially a victim of elder abuse and the growing incidents of abuse and the growing elderly population here in Santa Clara County […]