ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Last month a Castro Valley assisted living facility was shut down by California Social Services. What happened after the shutdown is cause for alarm. According to news reports, patients were abandoned...
Category: Elder Abuse California
Attorney Allegedly Commits Financial Elder Abuse, Steals $3.5 Million From Elderly Doctor
November 8, 2013
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Another case involving financial elder abuse is in the news in California. This case was written up in an article in the California Bar Journal in October 2013. The defendant in the case is a San...
Identifying and Preventing Elder Abuse
November 4, 2013
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER According to the State Bar of California, one in seven senior citizens across the nation become victims of elder abuse. Sadly, the abuse is usually perpetrated by a family member. There are two major...
Elder Abuse Goes Unpunished in California
October 30, 2013
In California, elder abuse lawyers are reporting a disturbing trend–an alarmingly high number of financial and physical abuse cases against older people are going unresolved. California’s Department of Public Health...
Sacramento Caregiver Accused of Elder Abuse in Connection With Death of 88 Year-Old
October 28, 2013
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The owner of an elder care facility in Sacramento has been charged with elder abuse and involuntary manslaughter. The charges stem from the death of a resident at the Super Home Care facility. The...