Category: Caregiver Fraud

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Accusations Of Falsified Checks and Time Cards Guilty Plea Leads To Sentencing Pursuing Civil Remedies Cash, checks and credit cards can disappear quickly whenever a dishonest stranger or caregiver enters an elderly person’s home.  It may be a one-time theft or a more sustained theft through writing checks […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Powers Of Attorney Grant Broad Authority Dishonest Agents May Abuse That Authority Remedies For Abuse Of Power Of Attorney 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), […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 81-Year-Old Double Amputee Veteran Is Victim Caregiver Entrusted With Paying Bills Unlicensed Caregiver Allegedly Stole Thousands The consequences of financial elder abuse on senior victims can be devastating and drive some victims to the brink of homelessness due to lack of funds to cover their housing costs.  Or […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Dishonest Caregivers Getting “Added” To Patients’ Accounts Befriending Patients And False Representations How Families Can Protect Seniors Seniors are at risk of being financially exploited from many directions, including at the hands of dishonest in-home caregivers.  The methods for financially exploiting seniors vary from straight theft of cash […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Unauthorized Use Of Credit Cards Another Caregiver Alerts Police Of Irregularities Caregiver And Husband Charged Cash, checks, and credit cards within reach of a dishonest in-home caregiver is one common method of financial abuse of a dependent adult or senior.  Online access to accounts is another. Financial exploitation […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER All Seniors At Risk Of Elder Abuse Warning Signs Of Elder Abuse What To Do When You Suspect Elder Abuse Statistics reveal that as many as 1 in 10 older adults is abused or neglected each year in the United States, and that only 1 in 14 cases […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Suspect Reportedly Befriended Elderly Couple Obtained And Misused Wife’s Power Of Attorney Allegedly Obtained Fraudulent Loan And Made Unauthorized Purchases Elderly victims of financial elder abuse are often preyed upon in their own homes by dishonest in-home caregivers.  Sometimes the theft is as straightforward as taking cash or […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Victim Signed Blank Checks Caregivers Allegedly Gave False Reasons For Checks Alleged Fraud Discovered By Family Member Financial elder abuse of a senior is a crime and grounds for civil liability for the person taking the money and anyone assisting them.  Penal Code § 368 and Cal. Welf. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER One Victim’s Son First Alerts Police Over 100 Fraudulent Card Charges Alleged Resident Unable To Pay Rent Due To Depleted Account Balance Elderly victims of financial elder abuse are often preyed upon in their own homes by dishonest in-home caregivers.  But elderly persons residing in nursing homes or […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elderly Victim’s Daughter Notices Irregularities Caregiver Allegedly Ordered Debit Card Sent To Her Address Missing Bank Statements Unauthorized debit and credit card charges are common forms of financial elder abuse.  Dishonest caregivers with access to checks and debit and credit cards are often the perpetrators of these forms […]