Yearly Archives: 2026

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Self-Dealing With Older People’s Property Case Examples Remedies For Injured Seniors Financial powers of attorney (POAs) grant full authority over a person’s financial affairs, and medical powers of attorney, known in California as an Advance Health Care Directives (AHCDs), grant authority over medical decisions and health care issues. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elderly Victim Lost $10,400 Private Duty Caregiver Arrested Charged With Fraudulent Credit Card Use Many caregivers are hardworking, compassionate people who truly care for the older persons they take care of.  But the reality is that they are also dishonest, greedy, and manipulative individuals acting as caregivers as […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Allegedly Goes On Spree With Seniors’ Debit Card 15 Unauthorized Charges Remedies For Seniors And Their Families Unauthorized use of seniors’ credit and debit cards is a common type of fraud perpetrated on seniors by dishonest caregivers or other strangers with access to an elderly person’s cards.  […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Risk Of Abuse In Nursing Homes And Other Care Facilities Recent Case Examples Remedies For Injured Victims And Families Stories of intentional abuse or wanton neglect/abandonment of seniors in assisted care facilities or nursing homes are difficult to read but abuse is a real threat, particularly for those […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Money Missing From Elder’s Accounts Fraudulent Checks And Phony “Gifts” Remedies For Seniors And Their Families Older persons lose more than $3 billion annually as a result of financial elder abuse, according to FBI and National Institute of Justice statistics. The true figure is likely much, much higher […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Deferred Annuities Are Not For Seniors Costly, Complex Contracts Withdrawals Penalties, Commissions And Fees Deferred annuities are contracts where the policy holder makes an upfront premium payment in exchange for an income stream in years to come.  The concept sounds simple enough but in fact deferred annuities, like […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Upcoding Allegations Regarding Medicare Advantage Patients Whistleblower Will Receive $2 Million Reward How Whistleblower Cases Begin Healthcare providers and health insurance companies are subject to a number of statutes to prevent any fraudulent billing under government programs like Medicare and Medicaid.  One important such set of laws and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Seniors Defrauded By Life Insurance Agents Case Examples Protecting Older Loved Ones Seniors may be victims of financial elder abuse from different directions – by caregivers, trustees, financial advisers, and life insurance agents, among others.  Obviously, all of these professions serve a useful purpose and the people who […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Predators May Steal To Gamble Danger Of Access To Senior’s Money Spotting Financial Elder Abuse According to a recent State Gambling Commission report, there is a real connection between financial exploitation of seniors and the gambling habits of their financial predators. We have seen that in cases […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Dehydrated With Sepsis And Multiple Bed Sores Patient Allegedly Neglected For Days Remedies For Families And Victims Evans Law Firm, Inc. represents elderly victims and families in cases of the abuse and neglect of hospice patients and nursing home residents. We pursue all those responsible for the abuse […]