Category: Physical Elder Abuse

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. […]

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 Allegedly Drugged To Prevent Wandering Patient Received Sedatives Without Physician Consultation Family Brings Wrongful Death Suit A very dangerous, and sadly common, behavior pattern of Alzheimer sufferers and persons with other forms of dementia is wandering away, also known as elopement.  Responsible facilities use alarm systems to alert […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Physical And Financial Abuse Of The Same Victim Caregiver Arrested On Multiple Charges Theft And Reckless Endangerment Alleged Sadly, there are dishonest persons hired as in-home caregivers for the elderly who spend their time stealing from their patients instead of caring for them.  Incidents of caregiver abuse often […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Forms Of Elder Abuse<h1> How To Spot Neglect And Abuse 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 billion. (That number could in […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Nursing Home Neglect And Abuse Nursing Home Abuse Settlements 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. Welf. & Inst. Code […]