ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Understanding Caregiver Fraud It’s a sad fact that elders are especially vulnerable to those closest to them. While family and friend can provide a bulwark of support for a senior in a bad situation, sometimes, someone close to a senior can attempt to isolate and control them, often […]

How can seniors prevent financial abuse? Seniors are sometimes the targets of choice for dishonest people. The perpetrators of elder abuse in California may be relatives of the family, children, grandchildren and friends. Professionals like caregivers, insurance brokers or financial advisers also may try to take advantage of the weaknesses […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER This year is the 50th anniversary of the Medicare program, and caregivers often find navigating Medicare and Medicaid to be one of the most difficult parts of managing a loved one’s finances and healthcare. San Francisco elder abuse attorneys emphasize that caregivers should know the basics and major […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Several recent high-profile stories show that elder abuse between family members is a current and widespread issue, according to San Francisco physical elder abuse lawyers. According to the National Institute of Justice, one in ten seniors would be a victim of abuse every year. Caregiving can become a […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A conservatorship can be established for someone who can no longer adequately take care of his or her personal care or finances. A judge can appoint a conservator, which is either a person or an organization who will take care of another person’s personal needs, finances, or both. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER If you or someone you know has reached a point where independent living is no longer feasible, you may need to start looking at alternative living options. If there is someone around to help the elder or senior at night, there are adult day care centers which provide […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A 99-year-old elderly stroke victim was the unfortunate victim of elder abuse by her two nurses that should have been taking care of her. Instead, these two nurses engaged in inappropriate sexual conduct with one another – while in the victim’s bedroom.  Footage of their inappropriate conduct was […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER On February 15, 2014 a 74 year-old dementia patient went missing from an assisted living facility in California.  Police asked for the help of the public in locating the man.  Approximately one week later the body of the man was discovered.  Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for patients […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Breakers of Long Beach, an assisted living facility in Los Angeles County, has been ordered to pay damages after a jury decided that the facility was liable for the injuries of a resident.  A Los Angeles County judge ordered the assisted living facility to pay approximately $400,000 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Last month a Castro Valley assisted living facility was shut down by California Social Services.  What happened after the shutdown is cause for alarm.  According to news reports, patients were abandoned by caregivers after the temporary shutdown order.  Two days after the facility was shut down, paramedics responded […]