Category: San Francisco elder abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegation That Advisor Recommended Inadequate Facility Facility Was Allegedly Not Equipped To Care For Elder Allegations That Records Were Altered To Qualify Patient For Facility Certain skilled nursing facility or assisted care facility residents require some particular type of care or monitoring.  Bedridden patients require frequent turning so […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Negligence Allegedly Behind Death Of  86-Year-Old  Accusations Of Abandonment Of Assisted Care Facility Resident Family Recourse For Neglect And Abuse Physical and emotional abuse, neglect, and abandonment are all forms of elder abuse that nursing home and assisted care facility residents may suffer.  See Cal. Welf. & […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Suspect Accused Of Sexual Misconduct At Four Nursing Homes Advocates See Epidemic Of Sexual Assault In Nursing Homes Suspect Kept License Despite Initial Complaints More and more reports of rape and sexual abuse of nursing home residents have surfaced in recent months. The stories are heartbreaking.  Some of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 76-Year-Old Customer Alleged Account Mismanagement Charges Of Financial Abuse, Negligence And Breach of Fiduciary Duty  FINRA To Arbitrate Dispute Financial elder abuse strikes seniors from a number of directions – caregivers, insurance agents, strangers, scammers, contractors, and financial advisors and stockbrokers to name but a few.  Some forms […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Be An Advocate For Older Loved Ones And Neighbors  Act On Any Suspicions Of Abuse How Counsel Can Help The pandemic has greatly increased reported incidents of financial elder or dependent adult abuse here in San Francisco and throughout California.   Forced isolation as a result of the coronavirus […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Home Ownership And Estate Planning Planning Ahead To Avoid Problems Recognize Potential For Financial Elder Abuse For most of us, our home is the largest, and most precious, asset we have.  As tied as we are to our home, it may not be possible to remain there until […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Sexual Assaults And Lewd Acts By Caregivers 94-Year-Old Victim Powerless Against Assaults Bed-Ridden Dementia Patients Most Vulnerable The elderly and those with dementia are vulnerable to abuse even in the very facilities where their loved ones trust they will be safe.  Potential abuse includes sexual assault, rape or […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Increased Isolation Results In Greater Vulnerability Authorities Report Huge Rise In Elder Abuse Cases Facing The Realities Of The New Normal Throughout the world, COVID-19 has struck seniors hardest and nations and elder care institutions have imposed drastic lockdown measures to protect older persons. But the hidden danger […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER SEC Pursues Elder Abuse Charges Against Advisor Unauthorized Trades And Falsified Documents Betraying Trust Of Older Client The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) polices the financial markets to protect investors from fraud. The SEC’s Retail Strategy Task Force has especially focused on fraud against older investors and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Isolation And Economic Downturn Generate More Financial Elder Abuse Pandemic Brings Financial Risks Too How Can You Protect Senior Loved Ones? As a group, by far the largest percentage of COVID-19 deaths has occurred among America’s senior population. But there is another, more subtle, danger lurking in the […]