Category: Elder Abuse California

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER How to Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones Against Financial Elder Abuse Financial Elder Abuse Financial elder abuse comes in many forms, whether the abuser is a financial adviser or insurance agent, caregiver, or even a neighbor, friend or family member. Sadly, the family member category has become […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Dementia “Sundowning” Patients Increasingly Vulnerable to Elder Abuse Sundowning It is a common understanding that seniors suffering from dementia and Alzheimer’s are more susceptible to elder abuse. Oftentimes, individuals, be it caregivers, insurance companies, financial advisors, or friends, take advantage of elders with memory loss diseases, as they […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Institutions Now Have An Obligation To Stop Elder Abuse The Facts Every year on average a staggering $2.9 billion is taken from elders in financial abuse scams! In fact, many believe the economic toll may be much higher as cases are often never reported or perhaps never […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Paying To Get It; Paying To Toss It: Surrender Charges Whole Life Insurance Whole life insurance policy holders usually walk away from buying their policy thinking they have set themselves up well for the future. But the question remains: have they? There are certainly competing views about whole […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Most Important 2017 Nursing Home Laws Explained Nursing Home Laws As we begin 2017, we at Evans Law Firm wanted to take some time to discuss the reform in nursing home laws. New rules and regulations have brought some positive improvements to nursing homes, and they have […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Elder Abuse: How To Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones From Scammers Financial Elder Abuse Elder abuse, particularly financial elder abuse, has become a national epidemic, and is not a problem or trend to be taken lightly. Elder financial abuse ruins lives, and too often is not […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER An Overview of Continuing Care Retirement Communities What are Continuing Care Retirements Communities? As we age, it is important to have a plan. Looking to continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) is certainly not a bad place to start, but it is important to understand what exactly these types […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Role of Physicians in Stopping Elder Abuse The Prevalence of Elder Abuse A recent report published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society brought up the topic of what Doctors, and especially Emergency Room physicians, can do to spot and prevent elder abuse. In California and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Understanding the details of Variable Annuities Variable annuities, considered by some financial advisors to be among the most complicated and least understood product of its kinds, have come under increased scrutiny in 2016, as FINRA, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, has declared its intention to investigate them more […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Rethinking the Conservatorship Model In California and many other states, a conservatorship or guardianship is essentially the last word in deciding who has the authority to manage an elder or dependent adult’s estate. There are different varieties, some temporary, some permanent, but they generally confer complete control of […]