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November 19, 2008

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Spotlight on Elder Financial Abuse

Elder Financial Abuse

Con artists find the elderly easy to be taken advantage of financially.

Did you know that Elder financial abuse happens everywhere from pharmacy abuse, car repairs, home renovating and in dental and medical offices...
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If you or a loved one was conned into senior fraud contact an Elder Law Attorney in your area now.

Elderly? Have you or a loved one been taken advantage of by a financial advisor, home renovator, or scam artist? Elderly communities are often the prey of con artists. Not to say that the elderly are naive, but may be easier to be misled or over charged for unnecessary services they do not need. Fortunately, there are laws to help protect senior citizens against abuse, neglect and fraud and an elderly abuse lawyer can help.

Have you or your elder relatives lost their retirement through a scam or been overcharged for medical or dental services? Contact an Elderly Abuse Lawyer regarding elder fraud issues and elder care laws today.

Common types of abuse in which the elderly are subjected to include:

Abuse and Neglect in Nursing Home
Mistreatment by Caregivers
Elder Physical Abuse
Elder Mental Abuse
Financial Abuse
Nursing Facility Injuries

Many of our seniors are living in nursing homes that are paid by Medicare and federal programs. These seniors have rights to equal care as elderly people who pay higher premiums to live in these types of facilities, but they are neglected and not treated as importantly as those with excellent insurance coverage. If this has happened to you or someone you know, contact an elderly abuse lawyer.

Have you or your elder relatives lost their retirement through a scam or been over charged for medical or dental services? Contact an Elder Law Attorney on elder fraud issues and elder care laws today.

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Did You Know?

The exact number of abused senior citizens is not known.

However, one study showed that an estimated 820,000 elderly people were abused in just one year alone. This number is expected to grow.

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There are many different types of elder abuse.

Aside from financial, emotional, sexual and physical abuse, a study has shown that neglect is actually the most common form of elder abuse.

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Anyone can be an abuser of the elderly.

Over two thirds of abusers are members of the family serving as a caregiver. There wasn't a big difference in the ratio of male to female abusers in a recent one year study; 50.6% were male and 49.3% were female.

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