Category: Caregiver Fraud

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Seniors At Greatest Risk Pick Up On Common Warning Signs Get Help From Counsel Financial exploitation of seniors is an all-too-common form of elder abuse that is believed to cost older Americans an estimated $3 billion annually and perhaps much more.  The economic toll is only the tip […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER When Agents Betray Principal’s Trust Powers Of Attorney Impact Financial And Personal Matters What To Do When Power Abused In California and elsewhere, Powers of Attorney (POAs) can cover financial matters and also health and personal care matters and medical needs.  The California Probate Code provides standard forms […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial, Physical, Sexual And Emotional Elder Abuse  Millions Of Older Americans Abused Every Day Look For Signs And Get Elder Counsel Assistance Physical abuse and financial abuse of seniors is really increasing in these troubling times.  Seniors are caught between two very dangerous trends: the economic downturn which […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Incidents Of Financial Elder Abuse Up Complexity Of Cases Grows Too How Elder Abuse Counsel Can Help  Some regions of the United States are reporting over 100% increases in incidents of reported financial exploitation of seniors.  Elder advocates estimate that roughly only 1 in 14 cases of financial […]

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 Learn About Some Red Flags OF Abuse Recurring Patterns In Elder Abuse Act On Any Suspicion Elder financial abuse affects thousands of seniors here in California every day.  Their financial predators may vary from in-home caregivers to insurance agents and stockbrokers and on to trustees, financial advisors, and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Risk Of Hiring Unlicensed Caregiver Off Craigslist Caregiver Writes Unauthorized Checks Buys Herself, Daughter Cars With Senior’s Money References and background checks of persons hired as in-home caregivers are two important steps when a senior needs in-home care.  The risks of what can go wrong when a […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Access To Accounts Is First Step Impersonating Senior Online And Over Phone One In Five Older Americans Are Victims Of Financial Abuse Isolated seniors can be financially exploited by almost anyone but our litigators see in-home caregivers very frequently as the abusers.  Typically, the caregiver starts out slowly […]

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 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 […]