Elder abuse — whether physical, emotional, or financial — is a serious violation of trust and dignity. Our La Verne elder law attorney represents seniors and their families in protecting loved ones from neglect and exploitation. We work to stop ongoing abuse, recover losses, and hold responsible parties accountable. If you suspect elder abuse in Los Angeles County, you don’t have to face it alone — compassionate legal help is available.
Elder Abuse Law- Is a specialized area of legal practice that focuses on issues affecting older adults. It includes such things as: estate planning, long term care planning, guardianships and conservatorships, elder abuse and neglect, and retirement benefits.
Elder and dependent adult abuse encompasses various forms of mistreatment and neglect experienced by individuals aged 65 and older, and adults between 18 and 64 with physical or mental limitations that hinder their ability to care for themselves or protect their rights. Abuse can be physical, financial, emotional, or through neglect. It can occur in various settings, including private residences, care facilities, or even online.
1. Physical Abuse: This involves the use of physical force that may result in bodily injury, pain, or impairment. It can include hitting, kicking, burning, or over/under medicating.
2. Financial Abuse: This involves the illegal or unethical exploitation of an elder or dependent adult's funds, property, or assets. Examples include theft, misuse of funds, fraud, or extortion
.3. Emotional or Psychological Abuse: This includes verbal assaults, threats, humiliation, intimidation, and other actions that cause mental suffering, fear, or emotional distress.
4. Neglect: This refers to the failure to provide for the basic needs of an elder or dependent adult, such as food, shelter, clothing, medical care, or safety precautions. Neglect can be active (intentional) or passive (due to negligence).
5. Abandonment: This involves deserting or willfully forsaking an elder or dependent adult by someone responsible for their care.
6. Self-Neglect: This refers to situations where an elder or dependent adult fails to provide for their own basic needs, such as food, clothing, shelter, hygiene, medical care, or safety.
7. Isolation: This involves preventing an elder or dependent adult from receiving visitors, mail, or phone calls, thus isolating them from their support network.