Category: San Francisco elder abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegations Of Physical And Financial Abuse Victim Suffered from ALS Physical Abuse And $4000 Allegedly Stolen Physical and financial elder abuse and certain forms of neglect are all crimes and grounds for civil liability of the abuser. California Penal Code § 368 and Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Theft From Elderly Couple Caregiver Pleads To Forgeries And Other Crimes Unauthorized Online Transfers Many caregivers are hardworking, compassionate people who truly care for the older persons they take care of.  But the reality is that they are also dishonest, greedy, and manipulative individuals acting as caregivers as […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elder Subject To Physical And Financial Abuse Multiple Charges Brought Against Caregiver Charges Include Theft And Reckless Endangerment 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 Holidays Are Hard On Isolated Seniors Include Older Loved Ones And Neighbors In Your Celebrations Maintain An Active Role In Senior Lives Year-Round Happy Fourth of July 2023!  We at Evans Law Firm, Inc. hope you have a great Fourth and encourage you to include older loved ones, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Victim’s Family Sues Nursing Home Allegedly Developed Septic Shock Family Cites Unsanitary Conditions Evans Law Firm, Inc. represents elderly victims and families in cases of nursing home abuse and neglect and pursues all those responsible for the abuse including any owners or administrators and supervisory persons in charge […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Altered Checks And Forgeries Alleged In Complaint Checks 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 can we […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 78-Year-Old Dies After Being Pushed Resident Of Memory Care Facility Incident Caught On Surveillance Camera 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 Important Appellate Decision For Mandated Reporters Caregiver Malicious Prosecution Suit Overturned No Liability For Reporters One of the most important protections for older and dependent adults under the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act is that certain individuals, referred to as “mandated reporters,” are required by […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Dependent Adult Allegedly Left On Floor For Nine Days Caregiver Indicted For Second Degree Murder Hospital Nursing Supervisor Alerted Police Too frequently, heartbreaking stories of dependent adult and elder abuse appear in the news.  On such story involved the death of a homebound dependent and disabled adult who […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Three Elderly Facility Residents Died After Drinking Cleaning Solution Attorney General Weighing Charges Against Facility One Walnut Creek Facility Worker Previously Arrested Rob Bonta, California’s Attorney General may soon decide whether a Bay Area senior living provider will face charges in the poisoning deaths of three seniors who […]