Aug 30, 2013 - Elder Abuse by Ingrid Evans | Share
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Category: Elder Abuse in California
Aug 26, 2013 - Elder Abuse by Ingrid Evans | Share
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A bay area health care provider was recently arrested for elder abuse in connection with the death of a senior citizen who lived in Vallejo. When police arrived at the home of the senior citizen, they discovered that the senior citizen had been dead for an extended period […]
Aug 12, 2013 - Caregiver Fraud by Ingrid Evans | Share
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A caregiver has been charged with murder and a special circumstance allegation of murder for financial gain in connection with the presumed death of an 89 year-old senior victim in San Diego. Gerald Rabourn, the senior victim, disappeared in October of 2010. His body has never been found, […]
Aug 9, 2013 - Elder Abuse by Ingrid Evans | Share
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER There was a Government Affairs Forum at the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce highlighting elder abuse earlier this month. 49th District Assemblyman Ed Chau spoke about the elder abuse legislation that he recently filed. According to Assemblyman Chau and Arcadia elder abuse attorneys, we are seeing more instances of […]
Aug 2, 2013 - Caregiver Fraud by Ingrid Evans | Share
Alameda County District Attorney Files Charges Against Bay Area Couple in Financial Elder Abuse Case
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A Bay Area couple was recently charged with elder abuse and accused of embezzling more than $800,000 from an elderly victim. The couple took advantage of an elderly victim after the death of his wife left him emotionally vulnerable. The money was spent on a variety of things, […]
Jul 26, 2013 - Class Action by Ingrid Evans | Share
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Bankers Life & Casualty Insurance Company is accused of denying legitimate claims for long-term care to elderly patients in a federal class action lawsuit filed earlier this year. Bankers Life & Casualty Insurance Co. is alleged to have committed elder abuse because it denied and delayed long-term care […]
Jul 22, 2013 - Assisted Living facility by Ingrid Evans | Share
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Three nursing homes in East Bay, California, have been forced to pay high penalties for their hand in the deaths of three facility residents. The nursing homes have been cited for providing poor care for their residents, and for failing to maintain safe environments for residents. Alameda county […]
Jul 19, 2013 - Elder Abuse by Ingrid Evans | Share
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A recent study conducted by the United States Government Accountability Office analyzes the different forms of elder financial exploitation, and what methods federal agencies can employ to best deal with this problem. According to Marin County financial elder abuse lawyers, the GAO study indicates that the federal government […]
Jul 1, 2013 - Assisted Living facility by Ingrid Evans | Share
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns that antipsychotic medications should not be used on elderly people with dementia. Prescribing such drugs to the elderly can hasten death. Yet, medical experts and federal regulators say antipsychotic drugs are being used to at an alarming rate by nursing homes […]
