by Jill Burzynski | Aug 6, 2020 | Blog, Exploitation, News Article
Whether at home or in a long-term care facility, elder abuse is on the rise as social isolation during the pandemic creates more vulnerabilities. Stay-at-home guidelines isolate seniors from the systems that can protect them like medical providers, congregations,...
by Jill Burzynski | Mar 12, 2020 | Blog, Exploitation, Health Care Advocacy, News Article
Everyone is interested in the latest news on the fast developing situation around COVID-19 or Coronavirus. Of course, scammers are attempting to use the situation to their advantage. The following are some of the things to keep in mind to avoid Coronavirus scams: Be...
by Jill Burzynski | Jan 25, 2019 | Blog, Expert Video, Exploitation
As of July 1, 2018 Florida created two new statutory tools in the fight against exploitation of elderly. The legislation created new F.S. 825.1035 (which creates a new cause of action authorizing immediate ex parte injunctions freezing contested assets), and also...
by Jill Burzynski | Oct 15, 2018 | Blog, Exploitation, News Article
Did you know that there are criminals such as the con artist who continue to attempt to get sensitive financial information from vulnerable elders? One scheme that a con artist uses is to prey on the elder’s fears about finances. Once the new Medicare cards...
by Jill Burzynski | Oct 8, 2017 | Blog, Caregiver Issues, Exploitation
The U.S. House of Representatives will soon be considering legislation including the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act S. 178, which was recently passed by the Senate. It has now been referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and to the Committee on Energy...
by Jill Burzynski | Aug 26, 2017 | Alzheimers and Dementia, Blog, Exploitation, Trusts
Financial abuse of the elderly is rising. Late in 2016 Allianz Life Insurance Company surveyed active elder caregivers for their Safeguarding Our Seniors Study. Forty percent of the caregivers reported that their elder experienced financial abuse more than once;...