Category: Caregiver

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elder Abuse Takes Many Forms Physical, Emotional, Sexual, Financial Or Harmful Neglect Massive Increase In Reports of Abuse During Pandemic We have seen a massive increase in the incidents of elder abuse of all kinds, especially financial elder abuse, during the pandemic.  According to the National Center on […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Granddaughter Reports Alleged Abuse To Police Aide Arrested For Allegedly Striking Patient Protecting Your Senior Loved Ones In Nursing Homes Nursing home residents, particularly those with dementia are at risk of abuse, neglect or sexual assault and rape.  It is a sad reality that seniors can be so […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Reality Of Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Largescale Fraud On The Medicare System Legal Redress For Fraud And Abuse  Long-term care of the elderly is a massive industry feeding off the accumulated savings of older Americans, Medicare and Medicaid, and private insurance coverage. The elder care industry […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegations Of Unlawful Use Of Debit Card  Another Caregiver Reports Suspicions To Police Unauthorized Purchases On Dependent Adult’s Card The pandemic has greatly increased reported incidents of financial elder or dependent adult abuse here in Contra Costa County and throughout California.   Forced isolation as a result of the […]

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 […]