Category: Elder Abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Drugged To Prevent Wandering Patient Received Sedatives Without Physician Consultation Family Brings Wrongful Death Suit A very dangerous, and sadly common, behavior pattern of Alzheimer sufferers and persons with other forms of dementia is wandering away, also known as elopement.  Responsible facilities use alarm systems to alert […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Doorbell Camera Footage Captures Alleged Abuse Accused Of Forcibly Putting Elder In Bed 87-Year-Old Victim Stories of intentional abuse or wanton neglect/abandonment of seniors in assisted care facilities or nursing homes are difficult to read but abuse is a real threat, particularly for those seniors suffering from dementia.  […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Risk Of Abuse And Neglect In Nursing Homes Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuit Settlements Remedies For Injured Seniors And Families Sadly, seniors under in-home care or residing in nursing homes or assisted care facilities are at risk of physical and emotional abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, and abandonment.  See Cal. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER $30.9 Million Verdict Against For-Profit Nursing Home Stage IV Pressure Wound Lead To Death Alleged Understaffing To Blame Older persons are at risk of physical and emotional abuse, neglect, and abandonment by in-home caregivers and also in nursing homes and assisted care facilities  See Cal. Welf. & Inst. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Three Caregivers Arrested 87-Year-Old Victim Died From Gangrene Infection Sadly, seniors under in-home care are at risk of physical and emotional abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, and abandonment even though they are paying for their care.  See Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code §§ 15610.05 (definition of abandonment); 15610.63 (definition […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elder Abuse Takes Many Forms What To Look For Keeping Older Loved Ones Safe The National Council on Aging says up to five million older Americans are abused yearly, and the annual loss by victims of financial elder abuse is estimated to be at least $36.5 billion. Elder abuse can […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Risk of Neglect And Abuse During Hospice Care Hospice Patient Neglect: Case Example Remedies For Neglect And Abuse Hospice patients, like skilled nursing facility and assisted living facility patients, may be at risk of neglect and abuse during the duration of their hospice care.  The neglect could be […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elder Abuse A Growing Epidemic in U.S. Spotting Signs Of Elder Abuse Of Loved Ones And Friends Call Counsel If You Suspect Abuse As many as 1 in 10 older adults is abused or neglected each year in the United States, and only 1 in 14 cases of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Holidays Are Hard On Isolated Seniors Include Older Loved Ones And Neighbors In Your Celebrations Maintain An Active Role In Senior Lives Year-Round Happy Fourth of July 2023!  We at Evans Law Firm, Inc. hope you have a great Fourth and encourage you to include older loved ones, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Another Facility Employee Notices Blood On Bed Victim Has No Memory Of Anything Police Use DNA Evidence Statistics show that 20,000 incidents of sexual abuse, assault and rape in nursing homes have been reported to the authorities over the last two decades, and the numbers are increasing year […]