An elder nursing home facility has suffered a great loss due to the recent tornados that ripped through that part of the country.

This tornado, the deadliest since 1950 and eight-deadliest single twister in US history, touched down in Joplin, Missouri last week and caused an overall death toll of 122 and 750 other injuries. Although both Greenbriar Nursing Home and Meadows Care Center received fair warning of the coming tornado, they were not spared as the twister came faster than anyone anticipated.

According to MSNBC, Greenbriar's operated reported 11 fatalities from his nursing home; 10 were elder nursing home residents and the 11th was a staff member. Greenbriar and Meadows Care Center was able to send their survivors to other facilities within the area while the search for one person who remains unaccounted for.

Our California Nursing Home Attorneys send our sincere condolences to the friends and family members of the nursing home tornado victims.

An Orange County male caregiver was arrested for elder abuse and is being held on $100,000 bail.

Domingo Rabor Rabino, 50, was the caregiver of an 80-year-old woman in Laguna Niguel when he sexually assaulted the elderly woman on two separate occasions. In the first incident, Rabino was giving the elderly woman a therapeutic massage when he digitally penetrated her and on the second occasion, he penetrated her again and attempted to rape her.

According to the OC register, Rabino had worked as the caregiver for the elderly woman's husband before he died and only began taking care of her this past month. Rabino was taken into custody on Saturday and will appear in court on Tuesday.

If you suspect or have witnessed any type of elder abuse, contact our California Elder Abuse Attorneys as soon as possible. We will ensure that the nursing home or caregiver is held responsible and that the victim receives the compensation that they deserve for their pain and suffering.

Any type of elder abuse can be both frustrating and heartbreaking to suspect or even witness. Unfortunately, more and more elder residents are being victimized in nursing homes or care facilities and do not have the courage to tell anyone about the abuse. Because of this, it is critical that the friends and family members of those who reside at any type of assisted care facility stay in constant communication and report any form of elder abuse to local officials as well as a dedicated California Elder Abuse Attorney.

As the economy continues to spiral downwards, financial elder abuse seems to be on the rise. Most elder individuals entrust their care to their caregivers, friends or even family members without realizing the potential harm that the person may cause in an act of desperation. Although an elder resident may not have the means to constantly check their credit card or bank card statements, a bill that was passed in 2005 requires bank employees to notify authorities if financial abuse is suspected.

According to Mercury News, from 2007 to 2010, the Financial Elder Abuse Reporting Act has helped bank employees to report over 26,000 cases of elder financial abuse in California alone; confirmed cases of financial abuse rose by 16.4% in just the first year and were even higher the following years.

Financial elder abuse can occur in many different forms such as scamming, stealing, manipulation or even by using threats. If you have been the victim of elder abuse or suspect a loved one of being victimized financially, contact our California Elder Abuse Attorneys immediately. We will help investigate the case and we will provide you with answers to any questions that you may have and will represent you until you receive the compensation that you deserve.

A Los Angeles woman is taking matters into her own hands by testifying for a new bill in Sacramento after her mother was the victim of financial elder abuse.

According to the Topanga Messenger, Liz Sanders, of Woodland Hills, is hoping that the new bill, which would put new regulations for the issuance of "signature stamps", will help prevent other elder individuals from becoming victimized.

Sanders' mother, Bette Isenberg who died last year at the age of 82, was bedridden and needed to receive constant care and therefore, had a caregiver named Helen Wofford. Unfortunately, the caregiver financially abused the elderly woman by using signature stamps to "cash checks, drain her bank account and access her life insurance fund". On top of this, the caregiver utilized the stamps to add herself to the elderly woman's Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue accounts and proceeded to charge over $80,000. Although Wofford was convicted and sentenced to 2 ½ years in prison, Sanders believes there could be others out there, entrusting their care to a person who may not have the best intentions.

If someone you know is a resident at a nursing home or has a caregiver, it is imperative that you learn the signs of elder abuse and stay in constant communication with your friend or loved one. If you suspect or have witnessed elder abuse, contact our California Elder Abuse Attorneys today.

Maria Corazon Park has pleaded guilty to a single count of felony elder abuse after stealing more than $800k from three elderly nursing home residents.

According to the 10 News, Park was an operator of multiple San Diego County residential care facilities where she embezzled nearly $665k from the bank accounts of two elderly men shortly before and after their deaths as well as withdrew $130k from the bank account of a 79-year-old woman that Park provided in-home care for. Park could be sentenced to three years in prison for her felony elder abuse case.

Our California Nursing Home Attorneys understand how difficult and frustrating it can be to discover any type of elder abuse. We are here to provide you with legal advice, answer any questions you may have a represent you throughout the entire case.