Elder Financial Abuse, Physical Abuse, and Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect are Rising In California

Written by Adam Peck Category: Elder Law January 26th, 2013 1 min read

Reported cases of financial elder abuse, physical abuse and nursing home abuse and neglect inflicted upon elderly people are rising in California.

“Elderly people were beginning to speak up when they never used to,” says California Elder Law attorney Steven C. Peck.

Figures for 2009 were not yet available but in 2008, in California, there were thousands of confirmed cases of elder abuse, which refers to abuse of people over 65. Most seem to concern abuse perpetrated by family members.

The most common form of elder abuse was financial.

Frequent cases included when families “helped themselves to their parents’ money”, demanded money for drugs and alcohol, or moved in and lived off them, Peck states.

Physical abuse also occurred, and that sometimes was a result of unresolved family issues or alcohol and drugs.

Seeing an 80-year-old with bruises all over their face broke is terrible. However, the issue is not a new one. “It has always been there, it’s just been hidden, says Peck.

“It’s behind closed doors.”

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Written by Adam Peck

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Adam J. Peck, ESQ is a principal with Peck Law Group, APC. In 2008, Mr. Adam Peck received his Juris Doctorate from Whittier Law School where he graduated Cum Laude. His practice is primarily dedicated to representing Elders, Dependent Adults, along with their loved ones and family members, who have suffered horrific personal injuries.