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Suit: Tybee Island nursing home resident raped by fellow resident
A guardian for a former Tybee Island nursing home resident has sued the home’s owners for damages stemming from an alleged rape of her incapacitated relative by a fellow patient at the residence. The...
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My Family's Elder Financial Abuse
By Rosanna Fay, Next Avenue ContributorIf you think elder abuse scams only happen to lonely, memory-addled old ladies who get taken by charming strangers, then think again.This is our family’s true...
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Saco Woman Charged for Using Elder Man’s Checks and Card
Police have pressed charges on a Saco based woman who is being accused of having stolen more than $37,000 from an elderly man she was assisting. According to Staff Attorney, Elizabeth LaPierre, people...
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Aging in California: Shattered Dreams, Broken Care Systems
IS ANYBODY LISTENING?-The ongoing battle to restore the seven percent cut in IHSS hours provides a microcosm of the problems involved in fixing the long-term health care system in California for its...
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Catherine Falk on Fireside Radio
Peter Falk's daughter, Catherine, was a special guest on the Fireside Radio Show on May 30.She entertained the audience with stories of her late father, America's most beloved detective, Lt. Columbo....
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Wyoming Elderly Tough It Out Even As Younger Generations Migrate Away
103 year old Harry Russell Jr. and his caregiver, Rose NorrisThese days, most rural communities in the U.S. are elderly communities. 15 percent of Wyoming’s population is over 65 and a high percentage...
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Preventing elder abuse is a community initiative with a community solution
Financial exploitation is among most common forms of elder abuse.I proudly display a bumper magnet that reads “No Excuse for Elder Abuse,” which rings true to my passion for preventing elder abuse. I...
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Senate Committee Examines Issues Surrounding Hospital Observation Status
The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging recently held a hearing to examine the financial implications of hospital observation status on Medicare beneficiaries, the relationship between Medicare...
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Recommended Website: Medical Whistleblower
Medical Whistleblower was founded by Dr. Janet Parker, a Veterinarian who reported Fraud, Abuse and Neglect in the Medical Community. The organization is dedicated to advocacy and the emotional support...
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"Probate Pirates"
Find out what your lawyer won't tell you about probate court. A must-read for anyone planning to get old. Take a look inside the biggest organized crime currently being perpetrated on Americans. Find...
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Columbo's Daughter Pushes for Bill That Protects Rights to Visit Sick Parents...
It's the quirky Christmases Catherine Falk remembers the most. "To us, he wasn't 'Columbo.' He was dad," she told FoxNews.com of her famous father Peter Falk. "He wasn't in character. He was the...
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Judge Hits TX Oil Heir, Albert G. Hill III, With $40.9M Judgment
In the latest chapter of the saga of wealthy oil heir who resists paying his legal bill, Dallas U.S. District Judge Sam Lindsay declined Albert G. Hill III's request to ignore a mandate from the U.S....
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Protecting Our Most Vulnerable Residents: 2014-2015 Santa Clara County Civil...
The 2014-2015 Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury (Grand Jury) received a complaint regarding the purported failure of law enforcement’s use of California Penal Code Section 368 in reporting incidences...
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PA group takes first steps to protect seniors
An advisory council moves quickly to implement initial measures to benefit seniors in the courts and financial matters. Statewide reforms to improve protections and justice for older Pennsylvanians are...
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Marshall County Guardianship Program helps care for elderly citizens
GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – There are so many elderly people who get abused, neglected or don’t have anyone to properly care for them. They deserve better. The Marshall County Guardianship Program is...
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Watching the Guardians: Volunteers sought to protect N.J.'s most vulnerable
Newark - As she digs into each case file, Patricia Nichols opens a window into the life a person who was incapacitated to the point where a legal guardian was appointed to manage their affairs.Inside...
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Homeless Nashville Man Placed in Conservatorship
By Walter F. Roche Jr. Ronald Carter, a 64-year old homeless Nashville man, has been a patient at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center for well over a month but the health care facility has...
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Admissions to Nashville nursing home suspended
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Health Commissioner John Dreyzehner has suspended new admissions to a nursing home in Nashville.A statement from the state Health Department says Donelson Place Care...
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