What are the different types of Elder Abuse in California?

Elder Abuse in California can be any of the following circumstances:

1. Physical Abuse-Causing pain or injury on a senior victim-usually 65 years and older;

2. Emotional abuse-typically mental suffering by being neglected, left alone or being left isolated and ridiculed verbally/emotionally;

3. Neglect and endangerment-willfully placing the senior victim at risk of his health and safety and endangering their well being; and,

4. Financial defrauding a senior victim is another form of elder abuse in California-willfully taking advantage of a senior victim’s finances and financial resources.