Friends Or Foes: Studies In Financial Elder Abuse May Show Fluidity Financial Elder Abuse Studies are showing that just around 1 in 5 elders from San Francisco County and beyond are losing funds due to financial elder abuse, a crime that is seemingly running rampant across the country. One recent […]

Blowing The Whistle On Medicare Fraud Whistleblowing Recently, in the news and elsewhere, whistleblowing has become a hot topic of discussion. Most recently, whistleblowing has also drawn attention due to the awards given out by organizations such as the Internal Revenue Service and Securities and Exchange Commission. Yet, healthcare and […]

California Assembly Looks At Long Term Care The California State Assembly has introduced hundreds of new bills at the end of its Winter Term. A number of those bills address long-term care and elder abuse. We’d like to bring the bills concerning long term care to your attention and we […]

Department of Justice Rewards Medicare Whistleblower Physician Gets Large Whistleblower Award Recently, the Department of Justice (DOJ) awarded a physician over $11 million as an award for original information the doctor provided about large-scale Medicare fraud. Specifically, the whistleblower’s information led to a lengthy DOJ investigation that recouped $60 million […]

The Financial Elder Abuse Epidemic Financial Elder Abuse Sadly, financial elder abuse is only spreading and infecting individuals at terrifying rates, throughout San Francisco County and beyond. A recent study shows that somewhere around 3.2 million Americans were victims of financial elder abuse last year alone, with the average victim […]

Premiums Skyrocket… And You’re At A Disadvantage Long Term Care Insurance Long term care insurance premiums are skyrocketing, and therefore, it may not be the best choice. If you have had a recent premium payment increase and want us to review your policy at no cost, please give us a […]

This Or That: Medicare Just Helped Everyone Compare Nursing Homes Nursing Home Compare Nursing home selection is a problem in our country, state, and even our own San Mateo County, and this should come as almost no surprise. We recently discovered a tool that can help individuals choose more wisely […]

Local Ombudsman Program Could Be a Creative Solution to Preventing Nursing Home Abuse Nationwide Nursing Home Abuse and the Ombudsman Nursing home abuse takes many forms and is on the rise. One prevalent example is over-drugging, especially of Alzheimer’s patients. For too long, this form of elder abuse was off […]

The Tragedy of Sexual Assaults in Nursing Homes Vulnerable Seniors Rape Victims Stories of rape of nursing home patients are gruesome and nightmarish. And, grotesquely, on the rise. For decades, this little-discussed issue languished largely in the fading memories of senior victims and the dark secrecy of narrow halls and […]

Senior Savings Scams Recently, the Los Angeles County District Attorney issued a statement regarding senior financial elder abuse scams. Specifically, the District Attorney reported that nearly 1 in 5 elders in Los Angeles County will be at the wrong end of financial fraud.