Category: Physical Elder Abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Restraining Orders To Protect Seniors From Abuse Recent Case Example Process For Obtaining Restraining Orders Restraining orders are a powerful tool in the fight to protect seniors and dependent adults from abuse. Seniors and dependent adults are vulnerable to all forms of elder abuse: financial, physical, sexual, and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Forms Of Elder Abuse How To Spot Neglect And Abuse Protecting Older Loved Ones From Abuse And Neglect 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 Female Victim Resided In Group Home Multiple Incidents Of Sexual Assault And Rape Alleged Protecting Vulnerable Loved Ones People with intellectual disabilities experience more violence in general when compared to those without disabilities. In 2008, The National Crime Victim Survey found that people with disabilities experience higher rates […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Surveillance Camera Captured Assault On Film Fall Results In Senior’s Death Remedies For Families And Victims Evans Law Firm, Inc. represents elderly victims and families in cases of nursing home abuse and pursue all those responsible for the abuse including any owners or administrators and supervisory persons in […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Victims Of Physical And Financial Abuse Case Example Of Multiple Elder Abuse Charges Remedies For Victims And Families A greedy, dishonest caregiver with control over a senior in their own home can subject the senior to both physical and financial elder abuse.  Indeed, physical abuse or neglect of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Surveillance Camera Captured Assault On Film  Assault Results In Senior’s Death Legal Remedies For Victims And Families Seniors in assisted care facilities and nursing homes are at risk of abuse and neglect by the very persons paid to care for them.   Evans Law Firm, Inc. represents elderly victims […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Physical And Financial Abuse Of The Same Victim Multiple Charges In One Case Example Remedies For Victims And Families Sadly, incidents of caregiver abuse often involve both physical abuse or neglect and financial elder abuse.  Indeed, physical abuse or neglect of a senior can be part of a […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Aide Sentenced For Killing 78-Year-Old Patient Surveillance Camera Captured Assault Remedies For Victims And Families Evans Law Firm, Inc. represents elderly victims and families in cases of nursing home abuse and pursue all those responsible for the abuse including any owners or administrators and supervisory persons in charge […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elderly Victim Resided In Care Facility Suspect Employed As Facility Chaplain Protecting Older Loved Ones U.S. Department of Justice statistics show that 20,000 incidents of sexual abuse, assault and rape in nursing homes have been reported to the authorities over the last two decades, and the numbers are […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 79-Year-Old Roommate Charged With Murder Family Sues Nursing Home For Lack Of Supervision Remedies For Injured Seniors And Families Sadly, seniors under in-home care or residing in nursing homes or assisted care facilities are at risk of physical and emotional abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, and abandonment.  See Cal. […]