Category: Elder Abuse California

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Common Signs of Financial Elder Abuse What You Can Do About It Elder abuse is currently on the rise, and elders are more vulnerable than ever to financial abuse wrought by caretakers, insurance agents, financial advisors, girlfriends or boyfriends of the senior, persons acting under a Power of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Elder Abuse Can Strike Any Senior Dementia Sufferers At High Risk Abuser Targets Dementia Patient’s Real Estate Caregivers, spouses, boyfriends or girlfriends, insurance agents, financial advisors, trustees, conservators, and persons acting pursuant to Powers of Attorney can all be financial predators. Complete strangers can be abusers too. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Wandering: A Real Danger With Alzheimer’s Sufferers Deaths From Wandering/Elopement Wandering (also known as elopement) is a common behavior for older persons suffering from dementia, especially those with Alzheimer’s disease. Many dementia patients reside in nursing homes and other care facilities where they need monitoring and supervision. When […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Cash, Checks, and Caregivers The Danger of Checking Accounts in Easy Reach Preventing Caregiver Theft In-home caregivers have access to a senior’s cash, bank accounts, important papers and other valuables if you don’t take precautions to prevent such access. Greedy caregivers strike quickly and one of their schemes […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Fatal Caregiver Abuse Neglect of Bedridden Senior Results in Death Neglect is a form of elder abuse that can kill a bedridden senior quickly. In a recently reported case with which we were not involved, a bedridden senior died after allegedly being neglected by a caregiver for a […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Residents at Risk Cases of Sexual Assaults and Rape Increase Dementia Patients Particularly at Risk Nursing home residents are at risk of harm from intentional abuse such as rape, sexual assault, battery, and intentional overmedication as well as negligent treatment and neglect. More and more incidents of sexual […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Fatal Caregiver Abuse Kidnapping and Neglect of Seniors for Financial Gain Caregiver abuse of the elderly and other dependent adults can be gruesome and deadly. In one horrific case, caregiver was sentenced recently to 13 years in state prison after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter and false imprisonment […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Coronavirus Can Be Deadly For Seniors Seniors In Care Facilities Are Especially At Risk What Loved Ones Can Do The coronavirus (COVID-19) poses an especially deadly threat to nursing home and assisted care facility residents. COVID-19 outbreaks throughout Europe and the United States have swept through care facilities […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Residents at Risk of Sexual Assault, Other Intentional Abuse, and Neglect Cases of Sexual Assaults and Rape Increase Dementia Patients Especially at Risk Nursing home residents are at risk of harm from negligent abuse and neglect, and intentional abuse such as rape, sexual assault, battery, and intentional overmedication. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Cash, Credit Cards, and Caregivers The Danger of Cash and Credit Cards in Easy Reach Preventing Caregiver Theft In-home caregivers have access to a senior’s cash, jewelry, silver, ATM and credit cards, bank accounts and important papers unless you keep them out of reach. Greedy caregivers strike quickly […]