Category: Caregiver

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial And Physical Elder Abuse With Tragic End Body Of 72-Year-Old Senior Found Caregiver Arrested On Allegations Of Abuse And Forgery Sadly far too often, news stories appear of the most gruesome and shocking accounts of elder abuse.  In a case[1] reported just days ago, authorities arrested a […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Isolation Protects Seniors From Virus But Exposes Them To Other Risks Isolation Increases Vulnerability To Abuse Elder Abuse Cases Rising Throughout California During Pandemic Many seniors have elected to self-isolate to protect themselves from COVID-19.  For institutionalized seniors the isolation is enforced by nursing homes and facilities. Protection […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Federal And Local Authorities Cooperate In Prosecution False Investment Opportunities And Other Fraudulent Schemes Financial Abusers Can Be Unrelenting All seniors can be victims of financial elder abuse and that abuse may be an isolated incident or a sustained series of abuses or thefts from a senior over […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 91-Year-Old Patient Struck 150 Times In Four Days Another Caregiver Alerted Family Surveillance Camera Captures Abuse On Film When an elderly person is under the care of numerous caregivers in rotating shifts, it may be that one of the caregivers notices signs of abuse during their time with […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Abuse Caught On Camera Verbal And Physical Attacks Of 88-Year-Old Patient Elder Abuse And Battery Elderly residents of nursing homes and assisted care facilities are potentially at risk of injury through neglect, staff negligence, or abandonment. They can also be at risk of intentional abuse, verbally and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Factors Common To Most Elder Abuse Cases Financial Elder Abuse Up During Pandemic Protecting Your Older Loved Ones Millions of older Americans live alone, or by themselves in facilities, and the lockdown meant to protect them from the coronavirus, increases their risk of abuse, especially financial elder abuse. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER When Caregivers Steal Credit Cards Identity Theft And Unauthorized Charges Preventing Caregiver Theft Studies show that economic downturns invariably give rise to more cases of financial elder abuse. Whether it’s desperation or the increased isolation of seniors, cases of financial elder abuse are up decidedly in this pandemic. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER  Any Senior Can Be A Victim Isolated Seniors Are Most At Risk What To Watch Out For Statistics show that seniors are vulnerable to financial fraud and isolated seniors are at particular risk. These risks are intensified as we shelter in place during the COVID-19 pandemic. Caregivers, spouses, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregivers And Financial Elder Abuse Isolated Seniors At Greatest Risk Seniors Captive In Their Own Home Caregiver fraud on the elderly is a very real, and growing, danger. The Alameda County and California elder abuse attorneys at Evans Law Firm, Inc. represent seniors victimized by abusive caregivers and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Jewelry, Cash, Checks, and Personal Information Increased Isolation During Pandemic Puts Seniors At Greater Risk Preventing Caregiver Theft Social isolation of seniors during the pandemic, intended to protect them from coronavirus, has at the same time increased their vulnerability to financial elder abuse. Greedy caregivers use the heightened […]