Category: Caregiver

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Neglect or Intentional Abuse Can Be Fatal Bed Sores/Pressure Ulcers and Sepsis Can Kill Bed sores (also known as pressure ulcers) and infections can kill older persons quickly. About 60,000 patients die every year as the direct result of a bed sore/pressure ulcer; the majority of these patients […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Dementia Patients at Risk of Intentional Abuse Gruesome Exploitation by Caregivers Nursing home abuse includes negligent abuse and neglect, and intentional abuse such as sexual assault and rape or intentional overmedication of residents or other abuse. In one recently reported case,[1] several nursing home aides were arrested for […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Fatal Caregiver Abuse Decedent Lived in Residential Care Facility Caregiver abuse of the elderly and other dependent adults can be deadly. A criminal prosecution is proceeding right now in Southern California[1] against a caregiver charged with the alleged torture and murder of an 87-year-old man living in a […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elopement (Wandering Off) A Serious Risk With Elderly Dementia Patients Holding Nursing Homes Accountable Elopement, also known as wandering, is a real risk with older persons suffering from any form of dementia. Fortunately, many wandering seniors are found right outside their home or care facility and taken back […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Elder Abuse By Caregivers Seniors here in San Francisco and throughout California are vulnerable to financial elder abuse, often at the hands of the caregivers hired to help them. In one recently reported case, a caregiver withdrew over $100,000 from her 100-year-old patient’s bank accounts before the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER When Financial Predators Strike Taking Advantage Of Isolation And Cognitive Impairment Our litigators see a sadly familiar pattern in financial elder abuse cases: an elderly person’s spouse of many years dies and the survivor is left alone. Enter a stranger or caregiver to “help” the survivor. Cash begins […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Powers of Attorney and the Elderly Potential for Misuse Financial elder abuse can strike seniors from various directions including from those whom the senior has trusted with a Power of Attorney (POA) over financial matters. A financial POA is an important legal document where a principal authorizes […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Embezzling Checks From The Elderly Police have issued an arrest warrant for a 29-year-old caregiver accused of embezzling more than $63,000 from a 73-year-old survivor of the Camp Fire blaze. The caregiver allegedly stole insurance money the senior received for her destroyed home.[1]  The case illustrates the access […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER How Caregivers Can Manipulate Vulnerable Seniors The Tragedy of One 88-Year Old Victim Our elder abuse litigators see the terrible dangers ahead when an unscrupulous caregiver gets a hold on an isolated senior’s life. Greedy caregivers will stop at nothing to lay hands on bank accounts, cash, valuables, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegations of Abuse at Area Hospital/Skilled Nursing Facility 23 Elder and Dependent Adult Dementia Patients Allegedly Abused The City of San Francisco and Laguna Honda Hospital were rocked by the announcement last Friday of allegations of abuse at the hospital, which operates as a 780-bed skilled nursing facility. […]