Category: Caregiver

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Four Years Of Alleged Theft Authorities Allege Forged Checks And Checks To “Cash” Victim’s Trust Dissolved And Allegedly Paid Over To Caregiver Financial elder abuse by caregivers can range from the one-time theft of cash or an unauthorized use of a credit card to sustained embezzlement over years, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Desert Hot Springs Case Of Alleged Physical and Financial Elder Abuse Hospital Staff Reports Possible Neglect Case To Police Elder Abuse Increasing Throughout Riverside County Older persons under the care of in-home caregivers are increasingly vulnerable to abuse and neglect because in large part caregivers who do abuse […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Dependent Adult Allegedly Left On Floor For Nine Days Caregiver Indicted For Second Degree Murder< Hospital Nursing Supervisor Alerted Police Too frequently, heartbreaking stories of dependent adult and elder abuse appear in the evening news and in the papers.  This past week, California newspapers and television stations reported […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 77-Year-Old Wheelchair Patient Suffers Physical And Financial Elder Abuse Allegations Of Abuse By Caregiver  Charges Of Theft, Identity Theft And Reckless Endangerment Sadly, there are persons hired as in-home caregivers for the elderly who spend their time stealing from their wards instead of caring for them.  Incidents of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Seniors Suffering During The Pandemic The Hidden Reality of Elder Abuse What Protections You Can Still Take During The Pandemic The ongoing pandemic has left seniors more isolated and at risk of abuse than every before. The statistics are bearing that out as county after county throughout California, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Online Access To Social Security Benefits Dementia Sufferers And Invalid Powers of Attorney Seeking Justice For Injured Seniors When seniors suffer a stroke, are hospitalized, or experience deepening dementia, the risk of financial elder abuse becomes very high.  The San Diego County and California elder abuse attorneys at […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER In-Home Camera Captures Alleged Abuse Family Acted On Another Caregiver’s Concerns 91-Year-Old Repeatedly Hit According To Reports Whether an elderly person is institutionalized in a nursing home or under the care of an in-home caregiver, there is always the danger of abuse.  During the pandemic it is difficult […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Physical Abuse Of Elderly Woman In Her Own Home Family Installs Camera After Seeing Bruises Hitting Caught On Film Physical and financial elder abuse of seniors by in-home caregivers is a real risk for any senior with in-home caregiver assistance.  We often write about the risks of financial […]

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 Dementia Patients Require High Level Of Supervision Liability For Failure To Supervise Camera Reveals Dementia Patients Wandering Off One of the most dangerous, and sadly common, behavior patterns of Alzheimer sufferers is wandering away, also known as elopement.  Older sufferers still living at home may set off from […]