Category: Caregiver

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Of Caregiver Fraud Dementia Victim Protecting Seniors From Caregiver Fraud While theft from any person is a crime, when the victim is over 65 any theft is also criminal financial elder abuse and grounds for civil liability against the person who took the property.  According to […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 94-Year-Old Victim Of Caregiver Fraud Falsified/Altered Checks Alleged Over $35,000 Missing In Just Seven Months Access to credit cards and checks is a recurring source of financial elder abuse against seniors.  Dishonest caregivers or other strangers working in a senior’s home may grab checks or cards and use […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Resolutions For The New Year Best Wishes For A Healthy And Safe New Year The attorneys at Evans Law Firm, Inc. wish everyone the best for 2026.  At Evans Law Firm, Inc. we fight for the rights of individuals, especially the elderly, against unfair or illegal treatment and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Falsified Timesheets And Excessive Payments Time Discrepancies Discovered By Family Protecting Seniors From Caregiver Fraud Seniors with in-home caregivers are at risk of fraud and theft if the individuals working in the home are dishonest.  Caregiver fraud/caregiver theft is sadly a recurring form on financial elder abuse throughout […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Older Victim Suffers Various Forms Of Abuse Case Example Of Multiple Charges Pursuing Responsible Parties Incidents of caregiver abuse often involve both physical abuse or neglect and financial elder abuse.  In certain types of cases, physical abuse or neglect of a senior can be part of a financial […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Monitoring Senior’s Accounts Caught Theft Protecting Seniors From Financial Elder Abuse And Caregiver Fraud Fraud on seniors by their paid in-home caregivers (referred to as “caregiver fraud”) is a recurring form of financial elder abuse. Whenever a dishonest caregiver or other stranger enters a senior’s home […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Theft From Seniors By Dishonest Caregivers Case Examples Protecting Older Loved Ones From Financial Elder Abuse All seniors (persons over 65) are potential victims of financial elder abuse, but seniors under the care of in-home caregivers are especially vulnerable when a dishonest person is in their home with […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Financial Elder Abuse By Opening Joint Accounts Protecting Seniors According to FBI and National Institute of Justice statistics, as many as one in 10 seniors are victims of financial elder abuse.  Their financial predators are most often caregivers or other persons in close proximity to their […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Of Caregiver Fraud Dementia Victim Protecting Seniors From Caregiver Fraud While theft from any person is a crime, when the victim is over 65 any theft is also criminal financial elder abuse and grounds for civil liability against the person who took the property.  According to […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Stealing Pension And Social Security Benefits Dangers Of Online Access To Benefits Protecting Older Loved Ones Dishonest caregivers with internet access may gain access to a senior’s pension or Social Security benefit profiles with just a few pieces of important information like the senior’s date of birth and […]