Local Ombudsman Program Could Be a Creative Solution to Preventing Nursing Home Abuse Nationwide Nursing Home Abuse and the Ombudsman Nursing home abuse takes many forms and is on the rise. One prevalent example is...
Category: Elder Abuse California
The Tragedy of Sexual Assaults in Nursing Homes Vulnerable Seniors Rape Victims Stories of rape of nursing home patients are gruesome and nightmarish. And, grotesquely, on the rise. For decades, this little-discussed issue...
Senior Savings Scams Recently, the Los Angeles County District Attorney issued a statement regarding senior financial elder abuse scams. Specifically, the District Attorney reported that nearly 1 in 5 elders in Los Angeles...
Trustee’s Assistant Steals $500K From Senior Financial Elder Abuse When news articles highlight financial elder abuse at the hands of those who should be the most trusted–such as trustees and their staffs–it becomes...
The Painful Reality of Dealing with Dementia Patients The Burden on Caregivers One in three senior Americans die with some form of dementia. More than 5 million Americans live with Alzheimer’s disease. And that number...