Financial Exploitation

Many times, the elderly can be victimized by financial exploitation. Regardless of the cause, exploitation of the elderly should not be taken lightly. Because many of these people lack the means to defend themselves from such exploitation, the potential for financial loss and subsequent suffering is very large. 

Fraud, or "bunco schemes," cost individuals thousands of dollars. A bunco scheme is a scam in which an unsuspecting person is cheated out of something, usually money. Often, the victim is not certain a crime has been committed, or is too embarrassed to take action.

These types of schemes can and do occur in nursing homes, long-term care facilities and assisted living facilities. They're considered forms of abuse and involve unauthorized use of an elderly person's funds or property.

A corrupt caregiver might:

State and federal law gives each nursing home resident the right to manage his or her own money or to choose someone they trust to do this for them. Make sure that they're giving their life's savings to someone they can trust. If a loved one has been the victim of financial exploitation, especially at the hands of a nursing home employee, they may have a case for nursing home abuse or elderly abuse.

Contact our Wisconsin Nursing Home Abuse Attorneys

Taking legal action against an abusive or negligent nursing home is one of the best waysone of the best ways to raise awareness, improve quality of care and effectively improve the life of your loved one and other victims of nursing home abuse/negligence. 

At Pitman, Kyle, Sicula & Dentice, we are dedicated to preventing negligence and abuse from occurring in nursing homes. Our Wisconsin nursing home negligence attorneys are experts in this complicated area of the law, and work relentlessly to hold nursing homes accountable. 

We work with a team of medical experts, investigators, and other attorneys toOur team of attorneys, nurse attorneys and paralegals handles the largest volume of nursing home cases in Wisconsin. Our team helps clients and their families obtain financial restitution for their pain, suffering, financial loss, and medical expenses. We provide each client with extensive resources, aggressive representation, personalized attention and compassionate legal care.