Category: Elder Physical Abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Risks of Abuse and Neglect of Elderly Growing Shocking Trends of Increased Abuse Looking for Signs of Elder Abuse As many as 1 in 10 older adults is abused or neglected each year in the United States, and only 1 in 14 cases of elder abuse ever […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Overmedicating Nursing Home Residents Overmedication of nursing home residents is a real danger. A recent study concluded that nursing homes administer unnecessary antipsychotic drugs to 179,000 patients every week. In a one reported case,[1] a nursing home was accused of giving an 83-year-old resident 20 times her prescribed […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegations of Abuse at Area Hospital/Skilled Nursing Facility 23 Elder and Dependent Adult Dementia Patients Allegedly Abused The City of San Francisco and Laguna Honda Hospital were rocked by the announcement last Friday of allegations of abuse at the hospital, which operates as a 780-bed skilled nursing facility. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Risks of Elder Abuse and Neglect Approximately one in 10 Americans 60 and older have experienced some form of elder abuse, which includes physical, sexual, mental, emotional, or financial abuse and/or neglect, according to the National Council on Aging (NCOA). The consequences of physical abuse or neglect […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Remember Senior Loved Ones and Friends On The Fourth Holidays Always Important Times To Check In With Elderly Friends and Loved Ones Happy Fourth of July! Holidays are made for good times with family and friends and we at Evans Law Firm wish you a happy and safe […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2019 Lifting Up Voices For The Elderly Today, June 15, is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. Each year, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day reminds us of the shared values of elder justice and improving quality of life for older people around the globe.   […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER California Civil and Criminal Laws Protect The Elderly Perpetrators May Be Subject To Civil And Criminal Liability California has statutes making elder abuse subject to criminal and civil liability. Essentially, the statutes forbid not only the lack of care but also the financial, physical or mental abuse of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Residents at Risk of Abuse and Neglect Nursing home abuse includes all manner of physical abuse and neglect, including sexual assault and rape, and the incidents of such abuse can be horrific. The Marin County elder abuse attorneys at Evans Law Firm, Inc. know how horrible and potentially […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER California Appellate Court Rules Any Individual Can Be An Abuser Of the Elderly Abusers Need Not Have “Special Relationship” to Their Victims A recent appellate decision held that a senior can get a restraining order against any individual who engages in abusive conduct, as defined under the Elder […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregivers and Physical and Financial Elder Abuse Extreme Abuse and Neglect Caregiver abuse of the elderly can be so shocking that it’s hard to believe anyone is capable of so much cruelty toward a dependent senior. In a recent California criminal case[1] of physical and financial elder abuse […]