Category: Elder Abuse California

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Risk Of Abuse And Neglect In Nursing Homes Nursing Home Abuse Settlements Remedies For Injured Seniors And Families Sadly, seniors under in-home care or residing in nursing homes or assisted care facilities are at risk of physical and emotional abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, and abandonment.  See Cal. Welf. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Happy Thanksgiving Day 2023!! Include Older Loved Ones And Friends One-On-One Time All of us at Evans Law Firm, Inc. wish you a very happy and safe Thanksgiving Day whether you’re traveling or staying right at home. The Thanksgiving holiday is a busy long weekend but it is […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Convicted Of Beating Patient Later Found Dead Camera Reportedly Catches Caregiver Striking Patient Faces Possible Nine-Year Prison Sentence Evans Law Firm, Inc. represents victims of physical and financial elder and dependent adult abuse.  Seniors and dependent adults living at home under the care of in-home caregivers and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Physical And Financial Abuse May Go Hand-in-Hand Horrific Case Example Remedies For Elder Abuse Elderly patients may be victims of both physical abuse or neglect and financial elder abuse at the hands of the very caregivers they pay to protect them.  While there are many caregivers who work […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Three Workers In Unlicensed Facility Found Guilty Of Neglect Victims Reportedly Malnourished And Living In Filth Facility Lacked License, Staff, And Equipment Neglect of hospice patients is sadly an increasingly reported form of elder abuse and neglect.  Patients in hospice care are certified as suffering from terminal illness […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Jury Verdict Against For-Profit Nursing Home Patient Developed Stage IV Pressure Wound Alleged Understaffing To Blame We write frequently about the risk of abuse of older persons by in-home caregivers and other strangers who enter older people’s homes.  But nursing home and assisted care facility residents are also […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Attorney General Bonta Sends Bulletin To Local Law Enforcement Agencies Elderly And Disabled At High Risk Of Abuse Remedies For Elder Abuse California Attorney General Rob Bonta recently issued a bulletin to California local law enforcement agencies reminding them of their obligations under state law to enact policies and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Altered Checks And Forgeries Fraudulent Checks Allegedly Overdrew Account How To Protect Your Loved Ones If you or an older loved one has an in-home caregiver, be careful not to involve them in your or your loved one’s financial affairs.  Regardless of how trustworthy the caregiver is, just […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER  Alleged Abuse Of Wheelchair-Bound Patient Director Charged With Failure To Report Victim’s Daughter Discovered Signs Of Abuse Stories of intentional abuse of nursing home residents are especially heartbreaking.  In one case reported earlier this year and discussed below, the daughter of an elderly nursing home resident found her […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elder Abuse Takes Many Forms What To Look For Keeping Older Loved Ones Safe The National Council on Aging says up to five million older Americans are abused yearly, and the annual loss by victims of financial elder abuse is estimated to be at least $36.5 billion. Elder abuse can […]