Elderly San Diego Woman Found Dead; Caretaker Arrested on Suspicion of Elderly Abuse
San Diego police arrested a caretaker on suspicion of elder abuse Thursday after an 83-year-old Palm City woman was found dead in her bathroom. According to 10 News, a relative from Napa contacted police before 11 a.m. to request a welfare check on the elderly woman. Officers went to the woman's home on Citrus Avenue and discovered her body in a bathroom. There reportedly no signs of trauma but elder abuse was suspected. The caretaker, Maria Moore, 70, who lived next door to the victim, was questioned and subsequently arrested on suspicion of elder abuse. She was booked into the Las Colinas jail for women.
Elder Abuse Wrongful Death Liability
Neglect of elderly adults has reached epidemic levels in California. Neglect and abuse is not unique to nursing homes and private care facilities; neglect also takes place in elderly adults' own homes. In tragic situations such as this one, the family of the victim would be well-advised to talk to an elder abuse lawyer about the family's options to pursue justice and hold the perpetrator and any other negligent parties responsible in a wrongful death claim. If the caretaker worked for an agency, the agency may also be financially liable for negligence that resulted in this woman's tragic and lonely death.
