Elder financial abuse is the most financially damaging form of elder mistreatment in California, and it is also the most deliberately concealed. It can occur in a nursing home, in the home, or in any setting where a trusted person has access to an elderly person's finances. Califo...

When a senior is drained of their savings, the wrongdoer is rarely acting alone. The money moves through a bank — sometimes in transactions so obviously irregular that tellers noticed, systems flagged them, and the transfers went through anyway. California law recognizes tha...

A financial power of attorney is one of the most useful documents in elder care — and one of the most abused. It hands an agent legal authority over a senior’s money, and when that agent is dishonest, the document that was supposed to protect your loved one becomes the...