Category: Elder Abuse California

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Risk Of Hiring Unlicensed Caregiver Off Craigslist Caregiver Writes Unauthorized Checks Buys Herself, Daughter Cars With Senior’s Money References and background checks of persons hired as in-home caregivers are two important steps when a senior needs in-home care.  The risks of what can go wrong when a […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Dementia Patients Require High Level Of Supervision Liability For Failure To Supervise Camera Reveals Dementia Patients Wandering Off One of the most dangerous, and sadly common, behavior patterns of Alzheimer sufferers is wandering away, also known as elopement.  Older sufferers still living at home may set off from […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial And Physical Elder Abuse With Tragic End Body Of 72-Year-Old Senior Found Caregiver Arrested On Allegations Of Abuse And Forgery Sadly far too often, news stories appear of the most gruesome and shocking accounts of elder abuse.  In a case[1] reported just days ago, authorities arrested a […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Isolation Protects Seniors From Virus But Exposes Them To Other Risks Isolation Increases Vulnerability To Abuse Elder Abuse Cases Rising Throughout California During Pandemic Many seniors have elected to self-isolate to protect themselves from COVID-19.  For institutionalized seniors the isolation is enforced by nursing homes and facilities. Protection […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 91-Year-Old Patient Struck 150 Times In Four Days Another Caregiver Alerted Family Surveillance Camera Captures Abuse On Film When an elderly person is under the care of numerous caregivers in rotating shifts, it may be that one of the caregivers notices signs of abuse during their time with […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Communities Alerted To Potential Abuse Of Older Adults Elder Abuse Can Happen To Any Senior Financial Exploitation, Neglect And Emotional, Physical and Sexual Abuse Law enforcement agencies report that elder abuse in order of prevalence includes financial exploitation, emotional abuse, passive neglect, self-neglect, physical abuse, willful deprivation, confinement […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Court of Appeals Rules California Courts Can Still Act Financial Abusers Took Elder And Her Property Out Of State California Can Still Exercise Jurisdiction Over Abusers One of the patterns that comes up in elder abuse cases quite frequently is where an individual abusing a California senior financially […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Increased Isolation Results In Greater Vulnerability Authorities Report Huge Rise In Elder Abuse Cases Facing The Realities Of The New Normal Throughout the world, COVID-19 has struck seniors hardest and nations and elder care institutions have imposed drastic lockdown measures to protect older persons. But the hidden danger […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Abuse Caught On Camera Verbal And Physical Attacks Of 88-Year-Old Patient Elder Abuse And Battery Elderly residents of nursing homes and assisted care facilities are potentially at risk of injury through neglect, staff negligence, or abandonment. They can also be at risk of intentional abuse, verbally and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Isolation And Economic Downturn Generate More Financial Elder Abuse Pandemic Brings Financial Risks Too How Can You Protect Senior Loved Ones? As a group, by far the largest percentage of COVID-19 deaths has occurred among America’s senior population. But there is another, more subtle, danger lurking in the […]