Category: Elder Physical Abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Exploitation of Seniors Restraining Orders and Repeat Offenders Criminals who prey on seniors are often repeat offenders, stealing cash, credit cards and personal property from vulnerable victims. The victimized senior may have a restraining order against the repeat offender to protect him or her against continued harassment, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Wandering: A Real Danger With Alzheimer’s Sufferers Wandering (also known as elopement) is a common behavior for older persons suffering from dementia, especially those with Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s victims are often disoriented and incapable of recognizing their surroundings or finding their way home if they have wandered off.  […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Police Offer Reward In Response To Gruesome Attack On Senior Law Enforcement Moves Against Abusers Preying On The Elderly The San Francisco Police Department is really targeting the heinous crime of elder abuse. Earlier this week, we wrote of a combined law enforcement action that nabbed several persons […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregivers and Financial Elder Abuse Caregiver abuse is a real danger for seniors here in San Francisco and throughout California. In a recent example of just how vulnerable some seniors are, prosecutors in Southern California[1] last week accused one caregiver of 82 felony counts of embezzling money from […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregivers and Financial Elder Abuse Caregiver abuse is a real danger for seniors in Alameda County. Unscrupulous caregivers steal cash; use credit cards to buy things for themselves; gain access to bank accounts; exert undue influence to force gifts or Will changes; transfer property; take out loans in […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregivers and Physical and Financial Elder Abuse Caregiver abuse and fraud on the elderly are real risks for seniors requiring in-home or institutionalized care. Home care agencies and nursing homes may fail to conduct adequate background checks on staff or fail to supervise personnel on the job.  Unsupervised, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregivers and Physical and Financial Elder Abuse A caregiver is a person who takes care of the daily needs of a person who cannot take care of themselves. The relationship is personal and sadly conducive to caregiver abuse and fraud.  The abuse may include physical and emotional abuse […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elder Abuse Is An Epidemic San Mateo County Government Addresses the Problem Elder abuse is a real problem in San Mateo County, throughout California and the rest of country. Here in San Mateo County the problem is growing as the County’s population ages; the County Health Department predicts […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Restraining Orders Protect Victims What Evans Law Firm Can Do To Help Restraining orders are a powerful tool in the fight to protect seniors and dependent adults from abuse. Sadly, seniors and dependent adults are vulnerable to all manner of abuse: financial, physical, sexual, and emotional/psychological[1] and restraining […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Terrible Danger of Caregiver Overdosing A silver picture frame is missing, a gold bracelet is gone, bank accounts hemorrhage cash, a frightened senior suddenly changes her Will. Talk to anyone who’s hired a caregiver for an older loved one – theft and abuse are always a worry. […]