Long-term care insurance policyholders suing Bankers Life and Casualty Company were dealt a blow by the Oregon Supreme Court when it ruled that the state’s elder financial abuse statute does…
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Forum on Elder Financial Exploitation | Denver Elder Financial Abuse Lawyer
According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will be involved in a free forum on protecting the nation’s elderly from financial abuse. The forum, which will…
Elderly Woman Physically Abused | Denver Elder Abuse Attorney
An NBC News affiliate in Tucson, AZ reports a case of an elderly woman being physically abused by the registered nurse whose job it was to care for her. The…
Elderly Financial Exploitation Rising | Colorado Elder Abuse Lawyer
According to a report by the AARP, financial exploitation of the elderly has been rising across the Unites States, with at least $2.9 billion lost to financial exploitation in 2010…
Woman Stands Trial for Financial Abuse | Colorado Elder Law Attorney
According to the Boulder Daily Camera, a woman is going to stand trial for attempted theft after charges that she befriended a retired CU professor, in an effort to have…
Tips for Choosing a Nursing Home | Colorado Nursing Home Neglect Attorney
The Denver Post reports on the issue of choosing a nursing home for your elder loved ones, a decision that more and more people are faced with, at least on…
Abuse in an Iowa Nursing Home | Denver Nursing Home Abuse Attorney
The Des Moines Register reports that the administrator of a nursing home in rural Iowa faces state sanctions from the Iowa Board of Nursing Home Administrators for failing to take…
More Seniors Having Their Final Days at Home | Colorado Elder Law Attorney
Most people, when the time comes, would choose to die in the comfort and familiarity of their own home, if given a choice. While many of us will not be…
Local Man Pushes for Mandatory Reporting | Colorado Elder Abuse Lawyer
According to a recent article in the Denver Post, 82-year-old former lobbyist Charles Carter is working to change the fact that Colorado is one of only four states in the…