Category: Elder Physical Abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elderly Victim Suffers From Lou Gehrig’s Disease Caregiver Accused Of Choking Victim Stolen Cash And Other Abuse Allegations Physical abuse or neglect of an elder is often coupled with financial abuse, as the allegations in one reported case, discussed below, reveal.  Greedy caregivers, intent on stealing a senior […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elder Subject To Physical And Financial Abuse Multiple Charges Brought Against Caregiver Charges Include Theft And Reckless Endangerment Sadly, there are dishonest persons hired as in-home caregivers for the elderly who spend their time stealing from their patients instead of caring for them.  Incidents of caregiver abuse often […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Wheelchair-Bound Patient Allegedly Abused Charges Of Cover Up Brought Against Director Abuse Reported By Victim’s Daughter After Visiting Her Mother In Home 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 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Victim’s Family Sues Nursing Home Allegedly Developed Septic Shock Family Cites Unsanitary Conditions Evans Law Firm, Inc. represents elderly victims and families in cases of nursing home abuse and neglect and pursues all those responsible for the abuse including any owners or administrators and supervisory persons in charge […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elderly ALS Victim Suffered From Caregiver Accused Of Trying To Strangle Victim Allegedly Flees With $4000 In Stolen Cash Greedy caregivers, intent only on stealing a senior or dependent person’s money or possessions, care little about their health and may abuse or neglect them as part of the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elder Abuse Comes In Different Forms Looking For Signs Of Neglect And Abuse Safeguarding Older Loved Ones From Abuse And Neglect Elder abuse can be physical, emotional, financial, and verbal; neglect and abandonment are also forms of elder abuse. The National Council on Aging says up to five million older […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 78-Year-Old Dies After Being Pushed Resident Of Memory Care Facility Incident Caught On Surveillance Camera Sadly, seniors in assisted care facilities and nursing homes are at risk of abuse and neglect by the very persons paid to care for them.  Stories of intentional abuse of seniors in these […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Important Appellate Decision For Mandated Reporters Caregiver Malicious Prosecution Suit Overturned No Liability For Reporters One of the most important protections for older and dependent adults under the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act is that certain individuals, referred to as “mandated reporters,” are required by […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Dependent Adult Allegedly Left On Floor For Nine Days Caregiver Indicted For Second Degree Murder Hospital Nursing Supervisor Alerted Police Too frequently, heartbreaking stories of dependent adult and elder abuse appear in the news.  On such story involved the death of a homebound dependent and disabled adult who […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elderly Victim Suffered From Lou Gehrig’s Disease Caregiver Accused Of Trying To Strangle Victim Allegedly Flees With $4000 In Stolen Cash Stories of elder physical abuse are often very difficult to read.  To make matters even worse for defenseless elderly victims, physical abuse or neglect is often coupled […]