Category: Physical Elder Abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Physical And Financial Abuse May Go Hand-in-Hand 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 earnestly […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Statutory Definition Of Physical Abuse 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. A dishonest caregiver’s physical abuse or neglect of an older […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Victim Pushed To Ground  Subsequently Died From Fall Incident Caught On Surveillance Camera Evans Law Firm, Inc. represents elderly victims and families in cases of nursing home abuse and pursue all those responsible for the abuse including any owners or administrators and supervisory persons in charge of any […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Forms Of Elder Abuse<h1> How To Spot Neglect And Abuse Remedies For Victims 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. (That number could in […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Untreated Injuries And Infection Lead To Premature Death Allegations Of Criminal Neglect Sepsis and Gangrene Developed From Untreated Injuries Hospice patients, like skilled nursing facility patients, are at risk of neglect and abuse.  Neglect and abuse may in some cases be attributable to understaffing or unqualified care providers.  […]

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 Patients Found With Plastic Bags Over Their Heads Victims Were 75 And 88 Years Old Employee Arrested And Charged With The Murders While any story of intentional abuse of nursing home residents is heartbreaking, a particularly gruesome double homicide occurred in one care home recently, as discussed below.  […]

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 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 […]