Category: Caregiver

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Accused Of Fraudulent Online Bank Transfers  Police Say Caregiver Abandoned Victim For Hours Victim Found Wandering In Road No one should ever let a stranger in their home.  Particularly if you are an older person living alone.  A dishonest stranger posing as a caregiver can rapidly take advantage […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Home Health Aide For 90-Year-Old Arrested Allegedly Used Debit Cards For $26,000 In Unauthorized Purchases Victim’s Family Alerted Police Of Suspicious Card Activity Dishonest caregivers with access to credit cards and debit cards of their elderly patients may quickly use the cards for unauthorized purchases and withdrawals.  Greedy […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elderly Victim Suffers From Lou Gehrig’s Disease Caregiver Accused Of Choking Victim Stolen Cash And Other Abuse Allegations Physical abuse or neglect of an elder is often coupled with financial abuse, as the allegations in one reported case, discussed below, reveal.  Greedy caregivers, intent on stealing a senior […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 78-Year-Old Dies After Being Pushed Resident Of Memory Care Facility Incident Caught On Surveillance Camera Sadly, seniors in assisted care facilities and nursing homes are at risk of abuse and neglect by the very persons paid to care for them.  Stories of intentional abuse of seniors in these […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Accused Of Using Wheelchair Bound Woman’s Debit Card Allegedly Paid Their Own Bills With Victim’s Card Two Recent Case Examples Unauthorized use of credit and debit cards is a prevalent form of financial elder abuse of the elderly.  If a dishonest caregiver has access to a senior’s debit […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Numerous Unauthorized Online Transfers Over $300,000 Missing From Elderly Couple’s Accounts Accused Of Forgeries And Fraudulent Transfers While all seniors are potential victims of financial elder abuse, seniors under the care of in-home caregivers or other strangers in their homes are particularly vulnerable to financial elder abuse. This […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Accused Of Fraudulent Debit Card Use 1 ½ Years Of Fraud Alleged 76-Year-Old Victim Unauthorized use of credit and debit cards is a prevalent form of financial elder abuse of the elderly.  Dishonest caregivers and others who access a senior’s cards and PIN (or create a PIN through […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Important Appellate Decision For Mandated Reporters Caregiver Malicious Prosecution Suit Overturned No Liability For Reporters One of the most important protections for older and dependent adults under the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act is that certain individuals, referred to as “mandated reporters,” are required by […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Victim’s Daughter Notified Police Of Suspicious Activity Change Of Address Of Bank Account To Caregiver’s Home Suspicious Withdrawals And Missing 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 […]

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 news.  On such story involved the death of a homebound dependent and disabled adult who […]