When we are talking about intentional abuse (sexual, physical and the like), most commonly the abusers are hired caregivers, although they can sometimes family members. There is also a rash of individuals who are photographing older people and are sending embarrassing photographs of them around the Internet. There are situations where caregivers sexually assault persons, […]

The key factors that make people vulnerable to elder abuse include: complicated medical problems lack of mobility lack of cognition dementia or simply altered mental status All of those things can make our elderly loved ones very vulnerable. In part, this is because sometimes the victim of elder abuse or neglect may have difficulty describing […]

In order to bring a claim, you have to show that there was negligence on the part of the facility — that is, that the care they provided was below the standard of care for facilities of their type. If it’s a nursing home, perhaps it was failing to properly care for the skin and […]

Yes, you can sue for elder neglect. The most common situations we see in elder neglect lawsuits are in nursing homes, assisted living, other long term care facilities and similar situations where a facility has agreed to serve this person. Once a facility agrees to admit the patient, the facility has agreed to meet the […]

Elder abuse is usually when someone who is in a relationship with an elderly person, whether through their work or an intimate relationship engages in physical or financial impropriety that causes harm to the elderly person. Elder abuse is considered an intentional act designed to harm the elderly person.  Examples include sexual abuse, physical assault, […]