Category: Sacramento Elder Abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Message Comes On Elder Abuse Awareness Day Common Warning Signs Of Elder Abuse Act On Any Suspicion Of Abuse On Elder Abuse Awareness Day (June 15 every year), California Attorney General Rob Bonta provided Californians with tips to identify and report elder abuse.  Elder Abuse is a national […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Widespread Risk Of Elder Abuse Learn Some Warning Signs Of Elder Abuse If You Suspect Abuse, Call Counsel 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 comes to […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER In the wake of Governor Jerry Brown’s signing of the End of Life Option Act, California has become the sixth state in the US to allow physician assisted suicide. While the bill offers those in excruciating pain or discomfort the agency to end their own lives, some disability […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Though long overdue, the field of Elder Justice just got a new playbook. Prepared from a survey of hundreds of stakeholders, funded by the Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services, and compiled by top experts in the field, the Elder Justice Roadmap lays […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Statistics reflect that 1 in every 7 senior citizens will fall victim to elder abuse. Unfortunately, elder abuse attorneys note, that very often it’s a family member or close family friend that is the abuser. In fact many victims of elder abuse refuse to report it because of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER According to the Administration of Aging, (AoA) elder abuse is the knowing, intentional, or negligent act by anyone that causes harm or a serious risk of harm to a vulnerable adult. Elder abuse can come in many forms such as abandonment, neglect, physical, financial, and emotional abuse. There […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Seniors have increasingly become a target of many crimes. As elders get older, their ability to make smart financial decisions become tougher. As a result, elders will often fall prey to financial elder abuse. According to the National Center on Elder Abuse, financial elder abuse is the illegal […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The owner of an elder care facility in Sacramento has been charged with elder abuse and involuntary manslaughter.  The charges stem from the death of a resident at the Super Home Care facility.  The elderly victim in this case was hospitalized in June of 2012 with gaping bedsores.  […]