Category: Evans Law Firm

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 94-Year-Old Victim Caregiver Falsified Checks Over $35,000 Missing In Just Seven Months Most financial elder abuse by a dishonest caregiver or other person with access to a senior’s finances starts out relatively small, the amounts stolen grow over time as the predator gets away with his or her […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Aide Pushed 78-Year-Old Down To Ground Resident Of Memory Care Facility Surveillance Camera Captured Assault Sadly, 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 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Understand The Different Forms Of Elder Watch For Signs Of Neglect And Abuse Of Older Loved Ones And Friends Protecting Older Loved Ones From Abuse And Neglect Millions of older Americans suffer one or more forms of elder abuse as they age. Elder abuse can be physical, emotional, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Complaint Alleges Forgeries By Caregiver Fraudulent Checks Overdraw Account Debit Card Charges By Caregiver Without Permission 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 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Criminal Complaint Alleges Altered And Forged Checks Checks For Necessities Bounced For Insufficient Funds Unauthorized Use Of Debit Card Alleged We cannot emphasize strongly enough how important it is to keep checks, ATM/Debit cards, and cash away from caregivers or other strangers who enter a senior’s home.  Nor […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Signs Of Power Of Attorney Abuse Never Give A Caregiver A Power Of Attorney Remedies For POA Abuse Among the most important estate planning tools for anyone are powers of attorney.  A power of attorney is a document authorizing one or more people (“agent(s)” or “attorney(s)-in-fact”)) to act […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Deferred Annuities Present Potential Problems For Seniors Exiting Deferred Annuities Is Costly Policy Returns Eroded By Fees, Participation Rates And Caps Evans Law Firm, Inc. generally recommends against deferred annuities for older consumers because they are expensive and complicated and because these contracts tie up a senior’s money […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Forged Checks On Victim’s Account Suspect Placed Through Agency Non-Medical Services Provider Forged checks off a senior’s account are a common type of fraud perpetrated on seniors by dishonest caregivers or other strangers with access to an elderly person’s checkbook.  Often, financial elder abuse by forged checks […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER  Victim Is 81-Year-Old Veteran Caregiver Entrusted To Pay His Bills Caregiver Allegedly Stole Thousands The consequences of financial elder abuse on senior victims can be devastating.  Some elderly victims are driven to the brink of homelessness due to lack of funds to pay their rent.  There are instances […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Reckless Care Of Hospice Patient Allegedly Leads To Death Untreated Injuries And Infection Patient Developed Sepsis and Gangrene In Untreated Injuries Studies and reported incidents show that hospice patients, like skilled nursing facility patients, are increasingly at risk of neglect and abuse due to understaffing, unqualified provides, and […]