Category: Physical Elder Abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER What does the legal term “neglect” of an elderly person mean? Neglect is a particular form of elder abuse in California. “Neglect,” as defined in the Elder Abuse Act, includes: (1) Failure to assist in personal hygiene, or in the provision of food, clothing, or shelter. (2) Failure to provide […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER What is nursing home abuse? Sadly, seniors in assisted care facilities and nursing homes are at risk of abuse and neglect by the very individuals paid to care for them. Stories of intentional abuse of seniors in these settings are hard to read but abuse is a real […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER What is elopement? Elopement is a very dangerous, and sadly common, behavior pattern of Alzheimer sufferers and persons with other forms of dementia to wander away from their homes or facilities where they are living, whether a skilled nursing facility (SNF), residential care facility for the elderly (RCRE) […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER What is nursing home abuse? Sadly, seniors in assisted care facilities and nursing homes are at risk of abuse and neglect in a variety of forms which we collectively refer to here as nursing home abuse.  Often the abuse is intentional physical abuse, overmedication, emotional abuse or even […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER What does “elder abandonment” mean? Abandonment of an elder or dependent person is a particular form of elder/dependent adult abuse in California. “Abandonment,” as defined in the Elder Abuse Act, includes: “Abandonment” means the desertion or willful forsaking of an elder or a dependent adult by anyone having […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER What does the legal term “neglect” of an elderly person mean? Neglect is a particular form of elder abuse in California. “Neglect,” as defined in the Elder Abuse Act, includes: (1) Failure to assist in personal hygiene, or in the provision of food, clothing, or shelter. (2) Failure to provide […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Risk Of Abuse In Nursing Homes And Other Care Facilities Recent Case Examples Remedies For Injured Victims And Families Stories of intentional abuse or wanton neglect/abandonment of seniors in assisted care facilities or nursing homes are difficult to read but abuse is a real threat, particularly for those […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Dehydrated With Sepsis And Multiple Bed Sores Patient Allegedly Neglected For Days Remedies For Families And Victims Evans Law Firm, Inc. represents elderly victims and families in cases of the abuse and neglect of hospice patients and nursing home residents. We pursue all those responsible for the abuse […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Various Forms Of Elder Abuse Spotting Neglect And Abuse Of Older Loved Ones Protections And Remedies For Victims 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 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Victim Suffers Physical And Financial Abuse Alleged Assault And Theft Protecting Older Loved Ones We often write about the ways in which seniors are abused or neglected by those closest to them, including those paid to care for them in their homes.  Where a dishonest caregiver is after […]