Category: Elder Abuse California

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A growing number of states are requiring financial planners to report elder abuse, say California financial elder abuse attorneys. Eleven states now have statutes with mandatory reporting requirements for elder abuse for financial planners, and another six states have statutes requiring anyone who has any level of suspicion […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER As the number of nursing home residents in the United States has increased, so has the risk for the elderly to be victims of negligence or abuse, say California nursing home abuse attorneys. According to the Kaiser Family Health Foundation, nearly 1.5 million senior citizens in the U.S. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A conservatorship can be established for someone who can no longer adequately take care of his or her personal care or finances. California Law requires all conservators to have a copy of The Judicial Council of California’s “Handbook for Conservators,” which includes a description of conservator duties. Duties […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER San Mateo County financial elder abuse attorneys say that bank employees can play a significant role in preventing financial elder abuse. Bank workers can often be the first, and possibly only, people in an elderly person’s life who is in a position to detect financial exploitation. Financial exploitation […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Santa Clara County elder abuse lawyers say that the recent death of an 82-year-old woman was ruled a homicide by neglect, after she died in her home when her caregivers allowed her to sit in the same chair without moving for six months. The woman, Barbara Beam, died […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER California elder abuse attorneys want to advise family members and loved ones on how to select a caregiver, and signs of elder abuse to watch for. Elder abuse is defined as intentional actions that can cause harm or create serious risk of harm to a vulnerable elder, perpetuated […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER San Francisco nursing home abuse attorneys say that quality of care at nursing homes is suffering, as homes are competing with one another to receive Medicare funds. This competition leads nursing homes to invest in amenities to attract patients needing short-term rehab after a hospitalization for an injury […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER California elder abuse attorneys commend the White House Council on Aging for their recent initiatives to address elder abuse. The council is currently hosting regional forums in advance of their once-a-decade national forum. There are four points of emphasis that the regional forums, which are co-sponsored by AARP […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER California financial elder abuse attorneys want to pass along tips to combat and prevent elder abuse from The Elder Justice Roadmap, a report recently released by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services. According to the report, only one in 24 cases […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER California securities fraud lawyers want to warn consumers, particularly senior citizens, about various types of securities fraud schemes. Seniors can be prime targets for investment scams and fraud, as they often have excellent credit, own homes, and have a nest egg. One such type of fraud that seniors […]