Category: Elder Abuse California

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER More Than 6300 Reports Of Elder Abuse In 2020 Financial Elder Abuse Cases Up Dramatically  FBI Reports Record Numbers of Elder Abuse Cases Too Incidents of elder and dependent adult abuse have been climbing in Santa Clara County since 2013, but the biggest spike occurred last year while […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegations Of Unlawful Use Of Debit Card  Another Caregiver Reports Suspicions To Police Unauthorized Purchases On Dependent Adult’s Card The pandemic has greatly increased reported incidents of financial elder or dependent adult abuse here in Contra Costa County and throughout California.   Forced isolation as a result of the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Four Years Of Alleged Theft Authorities Allege Forged Checks And Checks To “Cash” Victim’s Trust Dissolved And Allegedly Paid Over To Caregiver Financial elder abuse by caregivers can range from the one-time theft of cash or an unauthorized use of a credit card to sustained embezzlement over years, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Cracking Down On Nursing Home Fraud And Abuse In California Creation Of Operation SAFE (Stop Abuse and Fraud of Elders) Inspection Program To Target Fraud And Elder Abuse California State Attorney General Xavier Becerra, President Biden’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, before leaving […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Neglect And Lack Of Proper Care Of Hospice Patient Undisclosed, Untreated Pressure Wounds Lead To Death Sepsis and Gangrene Developed From Untreated Wound “Elder abuse does not always come in the form of a physical attack,” stated former California Attorney Xavier Becerra when announcing charges against a nurse […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Desert Hot Springs Case Of Alleged Physical and Financial Elder Abuse Hospital Staff Reports Possible Neglect Case To Police Elder Abuse Increasing Throughout Riverside County Older persons under the care of in-home caregivers are increasingly vulnerable to abuse and neglect because in large part caregivers who do abuse […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Dependent Adult Allegedly Left On Floor For Nine Days Caregiver Indicted For Second Degree Murder< Hospital Nursing Supervisor Alerted Police Too frequently, heartbreaking stories of dependent adult and elder abuse appear in the evening news and in the papers.  This past week, California newspapers and television stations reported […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Authorities Arrest Aide After Viewing Tape After Patient Complained of Mistreatment Granddaughter Installed Camera Victim’s Distress Also Recorded on Audiotapes Reported incidents of sexual abuse, assault and rape in care facilities have increased significantly over the past few years according to statistics maintained by elder advocacy groups.  Since […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 77-Year-Old Wheelchair Patient Suffers Physical And Financial Elder Abuse Allegations Of Abuse By Caregiver  Charges Of Theft, Identity Theft And Reckless Endangerment Sadly, there are persons hired as in-home caregivers for the elderly who spend their time stealing from their wards instead of caring for them.  Incidents of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Care Facility Worker Arrested For Alleged Sexual Molestation Of Disabled Patients  Dementia Patients At Highest Risk Complaints Of Sexual Abuse In Care Facilities Increasing Reported incidents of sexual abuse, assault and rape in care facilities have increased significantly over the past few years according to statistics maintained by […]