Category: Elder Abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Owner Convicted Of Involuntary Manslaughter Dementia Patient Killed After Wandering Away Facility Was Not Licensed For Dementia Patients For-profit nursing homes and care facilities often put profits ahead of the level of care they can adequately provide residents.  Examples of cost-cutting measures that endanger residents include reducing staff […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Staff Members Allegedly Abused Senior in Group Home Arrests for Physical Elder Abuse Seniors can be victims of physical and financial elder abuse in their own homes, nursing homes, assisted care facilities, or group homes. Seniors with dementia or other forms of cognitive impairment are most at risk […]

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 Increasing Reports Of Financial Elder Abuse What To Look For Financial elder abuse is on the rise here in Alameda County. Adult Protective Services received approximately 6000 reports of elder abuse in Alameda County last year, 70% of which were reports of financial elder abuse. The elder abuse […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elder Abuse on the Rise Warning Signs of Elder Abuse Elder abuse is quickly becoming commonplace for far too many of our seniors. The National Council on Aging recently estimated that one in ten seniors over 60 have been abused in the US, and that practically 50 percent […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Nursing Home Residents at Risk of Abuse and Neglect Watching for Signs of Abuse or Neglect Tales of abuse and neglect of the elderly in nursing homes are heartbreaking. Sadly, abuse and neglect are growing crimes in nursing homes and assisted living facilities across the United States and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2019 Lifting Up Voices For The Elderly Today, June 15, is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. Each year, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day reminds us of the shared values of elder justice and improving quality of life for older people around the globe.   […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elder Abuse on the Rise Nationwide and in San Francisco Sharp Increases in Elder Abuse Statistics The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported an alarming increase in the number of seniors nationwide enduring elder abuse. Over a 15-year period, physical elder abuse has increased 75% […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Elder Abuse Strikes Seniors From Many Directions Statistics reveal that elder abuse strikes as many as 1 in 5 seniors in America and the economic toll of financial elder abuse alone may be as high as $2.6 billion annually. Financial elder abuse strikes seniors across ever demographic […]