Category: Elder Abuse California

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Fatal Caregiver Abuse Kidnapping and Neglect of Seniors for Financial Gain Caregiver abuse of the elderly and other dependent adults can be gruesome and deadly. In one horrific case, caregiver was sentenced recently to 13 years in state prison after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter and false imprisonment […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Coronavirus Can Be Deadly For Seniors Seniors In Care Facilities Are Especially At Risk What Loved Ones Can Do The coronavirus (COVID-19) poses an especially deadly threat to nursing home and assisted care facility residents. COVID-19 outbreaks throughout Europe and the United States have swept through care facilities […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Residents at Risk of Sexual Assault, Other Intentional Abuse, and Neglect Cases of Sexual Assaults and Rape Increase Dementia Patients Especially at Risk Nursing home residents are at risk of harm from negligent abuse and neglect, and intentional abuse such as rape, sexual assault, battery, and intentional overmedication. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Cash, Credit Cards, and Caregivers The Danger of Cash and Credit Cards in Easy Reach Preventing Caregiver Theft In-home caregivers have access to a senior’s cash, jewelry, silver, ATM and credit cards, bank accounts and important papers unless you keep them out of reach. Greedy caregivers strike quickly […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Neglect of Older Persons Is Elder Abuse Neglect In Nursing Homes Or By In-Home Caregivers Infections, Malnutrition or Bed Sores/Pressure Wounds Can Be Fatal Neglect of the elderly can be a very dangerous, potentially fatal, form of elder abuse. California expressly includes neglect as a form of abuse.  […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Seniors at Risk of Financial and Physical Elder Abuse Over 5 Million Reported Cases Every Year Looking for Signs of Abuse Authorities estimate that elder abuse crimes against 5 million senior citizens are reported each year in the United States, a number equal to the combined total of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Seniors at Risk of Financial and Physical Elder Abuse Looking for Signs of Abuse Act to Stop It Elder abuse of various kinds can strike any senior, especially isolated ones or seniors confined to nursing homes or other care facilities. Dementia patients are at particular risk of financial […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Researchers Say About 75% of Homes are Understaffed Understaffing May Lead To Neglect or Abandonment Researchers from Harvard and Vanderbilt medical schools recently released a study estimating that over 70% of nursing homes self-reported that they had more staff members than their payroll records reflected. In particular, researchers […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregivers and Financial Elder Abuse Caregiver Accused of Stealing $100,000 From Elderly Patient Preventing Caregiver Account Access In-home caregivers have access to a senior’s valuables, credit cards, bank accounts and important papers unless you keep them out of reach. They also have access to a senior’s accounts via […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Neglect of Older Persons Can Be Elder Abuse Seniors Can Be Neglected In Nursing Homes Or By In-Home Caregivers Resulting Bed Sores/Pressure Wounds And Infections Can Be Fatal Neglect of the elderly can be a very dangerous, potentially fatal, form of elder abuse. California expressly includes neglect as […]