by Ashley | Jun 13, 2022 | Elder Abuse and Exploitation, Financials
The National Council on Aging (NCOA) estimates that the American elderly face financial fraud and abuse worth between 2.6 and 36.5 billion dollars each year. In spite of the fact that self-reported financial abuse is more common than all other types of elder abuse,...
by Michael Delaney | Feb 28, 2022 | Elder Abuse and Exploitation, Elder Law, Estate Planning
When individuals, including their family members, become quite elderly or ill, they are also more susceptible to manipulation from those who will defraud or steal from them. Attacks on vulnerable older people to exert so-called “undue influence” are...
by Ashley | Feb 7, 2022 | Aging, Elder Abuse and Exploitation, Nursing Homes
Due to the recent Coronavirus pandemic, advocating for a loved one in a nursing home has become more complex and critical than ever. Nursing homes and other long-term care facilities are disproportionately affected by COVID-19 outbreaks. By the end of the first year...
by Michael Delaney | Jan 10, 2022 | Elder Abuse and Exploitation
The holidays present additional opportunities for third-party scammers, who take advantage of the good intentions of people who want to believe that they are making a charitable donation to help less fortunate people. Besides automatic call lists that easily identify...
by Lori Pulvermacher | Jan 25, 2021 | Elder Abuse and Exploitation
The American Psychological Society describes elder abuse as the infliction of physical, emotional/psychological, sexual or financial harm on an older adult. Elder abuse can also take the form of intentional or unintentional neglect of an older adult by the caregiver....
by Michael Delaney | Aug 17, 2020 | Elder Abuse and Exploitation, Elder Law, Nursing Homes
Nursing homes by their very communal nature and frequent movement by staff among rooms create conditions where viruses and disease can spread easily. Before the coronavirus pandemic, a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report in 2019 found that 82 percent of the...
