Category: Caregiver Fraud

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Criminal and Civil Laws Against Financial Elder Abuse Criminal Prosecutions and Civil Recovery Financial elder abuse is a growing problem in Alameda County, throughout California, and across the country. The numbers are shocking and the toll on seniors and their families devastating. While likely underreported, financial elder abuse costs […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Exploitation of Elders: A Crime on the Rise Financial Elder Abuse The elderly population in America is steadily growing, as our baby boomers become senior citizens. In fact, about 10,000 individuals turn 65 every single day, which is making “elderly” a very steadily-increasing sector of our population. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Elder Abuse—A Growing Problem   Financial elder abuse has become a real epidemic in this country.  The statistics are alarming. One in nine seniors report being abused, neglected or exploited every year, with 1 in 20 older adults indicating some form of financial mistreatment.  The real numbers […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Banks Can Refuse to Honor Power of Attorney  Power of Attorney Abuse California law requires banks to report known and reasonably suspected cases of financial elder abuse. Recently, the California Legislature expanded that law to allow banks and credit unions the right to refuse to honor a power […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER   Detecting Elder Abuse What To Look For   America’s baby boomers are now senior citizens, headed to that seventh stage of life that may bring “second childishness and mere oblivion” as Shakespeare wrote. The sad reality is that there are people ready to prey upon seniors entering […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER   The Epidemic of Elder Abuse   Elder abuse is an epidemic in this country. Both financial and physical elder abuse climb at alarming rates each year.  As baby boomers age, the numbers are likely to grow exponentially.  We at Evans Law Firm Inc. have spent years combatting […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER How Social Media Can Impact Abuse in Nursing Homes Nursing Home Abuse Elder abuse is a very serious issue right now, especially as it relates to nursing home abuse. Nursing home abuse encompasses physical, sexual, financial and emotional abuse, and one case can look very different from the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Epidemic of Elder Abuse Elder abuse is an epidemic in this country. Both financial and physical elder abuse climb at alarming rates each year. As baby boomers age, the numbers are likely to grow exponentially. We at Evans Law Firm Inc. have spent years combatting the financial […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Terror of Financial Elder Abuse Financial Elder Abuse It is reported that an elder is abused every 5 seconds. Those numbers are nothing short of shocking, and we understand just how terrifying elder abuse can be, financial elder abuse included. We here at Evans Law Firm have […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiving Gone Wrong: Caregiver Fraud Caregiver Fraud When caregiving turns more into taking… you might have a problem. As our largest population is reaching their elderly years, caregiving is becoming more common and, to be frank, necessary. Often elders or family members of elders hire caregivers to come […]