Category: Elder Abuse California

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Aide Pushed 78-Year-Old Down Fall Results In Senior’s Death Surveillance Camera Captured Assault On Film Seniors in assisted care facilities and nursing homes are at risk of abuse and neglect by the very persons paid to care for them.  Stories of intentional abuse of seniors in these settings […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elderly Victim Suffers Financial And Physical Abuse Caregiver Accused Of Assaulting Elderly Patient Protecting Older Loved Ones Physical abuse or neglect of an elder is often coupled with financial abuse, as the allegations in one reported case, discussed below, reveal.  Greedy caregivers, intent on stealing a senior or […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER $30.9 Million Verdict Against For-Profit Nursing Home Stage IV Pressure Wound Lead To Death Alleged Understaffing To Blame Older persons are at risk of physical and emotional abuse, neglect, and abandonment by in-home caregivers and also in nursing homes and assisted care facilities  See Cal. Welf. & Inst. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Two Arrested For Felony Abuse Following Routine Search Elderly Victim Living In Squalor Appalling Conditions In Victim’s Home Sadly, seniors under in-home care are at risk of physical and emotional abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, and abandonment even though they are paying for their care.  See Cal. Welf. & […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Of Check Forgeries Victim’s Checking Account Overdrawn Unauthorized Card Charges Discovered Never hand an ATM/debit card or credit card to a caregiver and ask them to go get cash or make purchases.  Never give out any PIN numbers. Never give a caregiver or other person a […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Many Forms Of Elder Abuse 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 Three Caregivers Arrested 87-Year-Old Victim Died From Gangrene Infection Sadly, seniors under in-home care are at risk of physical and emotional abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, and abandonment even though they are paying for their care.  See Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code §§ 15610.05 (definition of abandonment); 15610.63 (definition […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Many Forms Of Elder Abuse Spotting Signs Of Possible Abuse Steps For Keeping Older Loved Ones Safe 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, according to the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 78-Year-Old Knocked To Floor By Aide Resident Died From Injuries Sustained Assault Captured By Surveillance Camera Stories of intentional abuse or wanton neglect/abandonment of seniors in nursing homes are difficult to read but abuse is a real threat, particularly for those seniors suffering from dementia.  Evans Law Firm, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Statutory Definition Of Physical Abuse Case Example Remedies For Elder Abuse Elderly patients may be victims of both physical abuse or neglect and financial elder abuse at the hands of the very caregivers they pay to protect them. A dishonest caregiver’s physical abuse or neglect of an older […]