ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A recent nursing home abuse case in Los Angeles has completed its journey through the legal system. Unfortunately, the Los Angeles County Public Health Department has yet to finish their investigation...
Category: Elder Abuse California
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A Los Angeles area insurance agent accused of defrauding senior citizens was sentenced to five years in jail and ordered by the court to pay $1.2 million to compensate his victims. He will serve his...
Stay One Step Ahead of Scammers
March 19, 2014
A recent article from the January edition of the New Yorker has highlighted some of the most prevalent scams to be reported so far this year, all of which target older Americans, over the age of 60. These schemes pinpoint...
Missing Dementia Patient Found Dead
March 10, 2014
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER On February 15, 2014 a 74 year-old dementia patient went missing from an assisted living facility in California. Police asked for the help of the public in locating the man. Approximately one week...
Caregivers for the Elderly Can Become Abusive
March 3, 2014
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregivers for the elderly are sometimes abusive. Doctors who work for Adult Protective Services have seen many cases of abuse and neglect. According to the 1985 Elder Abuse Prevention, Identification...