Category: Elder Abuse California

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Jury Verdict Against For-Profit Nursing Home Patient Developed Stage IV Pressure Wound Alleged Understaffing To Blame We write frequently about the risk of abuse of older persons by in-home caregivers and other strangers who enter older people’s homes.  But nursing home and assisted care facility residents are also […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Attorney General Bonta Sends Bulletin To Local Law Enforcement Agencies Elderly And Disabled At High Risk Of Abuse Remedies For Elder Abuse California Attorney General Rob Bonta recently issued a bulletin to California local law enforcement agencies reminding them of their obligations under state law to enact policies and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Altered Checks And Forgeries Fraudulent Checks Allegedly Overdrew Account How To Protect Your Loved Ones If you or an older loved one has an in-home caregiver, be careful not to involve them in your or your loved one’s financial affairs.  Regardless of how trustworthy the caregiver is, just […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER  Alleged Abuse Of Wheelchair-Bound Patient Director Charged With Failure To Report Victim’s Daughter Discovered Signs Of Abuse Stories of intentional abuse of nursing home residents are especially heartbreaking.  In one case reported earlier this year and discussed below, the daughter of an elderly nursing home resident found her […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elder Abuse Takes Many Forms What To Look For Keeping Older Loved Ones Safe The National Council on Aging says up to five million older Americans are abused yearly, and the annual loss by victims of financial elder abuse is estimated to be at least $36.5 billion. Elder abuse can […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Nursing Home Residents At Risk Of Abuse And Neglect Examples Of Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuits Remedies For Injured Seniors And Families Sadly, seniors under in-home care or residing in nursing homes or assisted care facilities are at risk of physical and emotional abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, and abandonment.  […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Risk of Neglect And Abuse During Hospice Care Hospice Patient Neglect: Case Example Remedies For Neglect And Abuse Hospice patients, like skilled nursing facility and assisted living facility patients, may be at risk of neglect and abuse during the duration of their hospice care.  The neglect could be […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER When Seniors Victimized By Physical And Financial Abuse Case Example Of Multiple Charges Against Caregiver Pursuing Parties Responsible For Abuse Incidents of caregiver abuse of their elderly patients often involve both physical abuse or neglect and financial elder abuse.  A dishonest caregiver’s physical abuse or neglect of an […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Forged And Altered Checks Alleged Unlicensed Caregiver Reportedly Had Prior Criminal Record Allegedly Took $1 Million From Victim’s Trust Older victims lose more than $3 billion annually as a result of financial elder abuse, according to FBI and National Institute of Justice statistics. The same sources report that […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegations Of Physical And Financial Abuse Victim Suffered from ALS Physical Abuse And $4000 Allegedly Stolen Physical and financial elder abuse and certain forms of neglect are all crimes and grounds for civil liability of the abuser. California Penal Code § 368 and Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code […]