I have been a consumer of elder care services for the past five (5) years. I also became a secondary victim of Elder Exploitation and Elder Fraud during this time.  I was advised by my Elder Law Attorney to take out a loan in my personal name and to mortgage my personal home in order to fund my Father’s long term care.   I followed that legal advice, with the understanding that I would be repaid when Dad’s property in California was sold.   This was following the theft of Dad’s personal assets and the embezzlement of his cash resources by family members in California.  I was forced to petition for a Conservatorship of Dad’s person and estate in California, and was advised by my California Attorney that Dad could not leave the state until the court granted an order to do so.  That process took nine (9) months, and was my introduction to  fraud and exploitation in the world of Elder Care. I felt confident that as soon as I was able to move Dad to Arizona to be closer to me, that I would be able to stop the fraud and exploitation, by his paid care providers. I was wrong. By the time I was able to sell his property it only brought twenty-nine percent (29%) of appraised value. Needless to say, I was left hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt for my Father’s care.