Opinion: Love & Mercy, the Croatian Way
MaricaNEW YORK, Jul 6 2015 (IPS) - Last week, I went to see the new flick “Love & Mercy,” about the life of Brian Wilson, a singer, songwriter, and the genius behind The Beach Boys. I hadn’t heard...
View ArticleLiberty Terrace Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center forced to shut down...
LIBERTY, Mo. - Staff and residents at a Liberty healthcare center are forced to leave by next month after complaints from patients claim negligence and abuse.The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare...
View ArticleState establishes call center, one number to report adult maltreatment
Part of pending legislative action for months, July 1 marked the official rollout day of the Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting Center (MAARC), which provides one, central number for the entire state that...
View ArticleThe Vegas Voice: Our Rana Appointed to Nevada Supreme Court's Guardianship...
The telephone called ID said Nevada Supreme Court but our Vegas Voice political editor had no idea when she answered the telephone that the voice on the other end would be Nevada Chief Justice James....
View Article3 workers at Far Rockaway nursing home charged with abuse
FAR ROCKAWAY, NY (WABC) -- Three workers at a Queens nursing home were arrested for allegedly abusing patients.Authorities say the abuse happened at the Peninsula Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on...
View ArticleJoni Mitchell’s health better, but judge extends conservatorship
Joni Mitchell performing in 1983A Los Angeles judge Wednesday extended a conservatorship over Joni Mitchell, but noted that the singer has made “remarkable progress” in her recovery since being found...
View ArticleJudge Grants Conservatorship for Eagles Co-Founder
A judge today established a temporary conservatorship over Eagles co-founder Randy Meisner, saying he was worried that the musician’s longtime substance abuse problems could cause him to harm...
View ArticleThe Milestone Moments In Every Boomer's Life
If you were asked to select a song that defined your youth, what song would you pick? If you said Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode" (1958) or The Beatles' "Hey Jude" (1968), you'd probably be a member of...
View Article'I don't want to die alone' plea prompts Texas woman to help the elderly
Waco, Texas (CNN)Inez Russell grew up believing that everyone had someone to care for them. But in 1989, she learned that was not the case.While visiting her father in the hospital, Russell heard a...
View ArticleZsa Zsa Gabor's Contentious Conservatorship Put to Rest
The socialite only requires a general conservatorship to be established over her estateFollowing a long and arduous battle between Zsa Zsa Gabor’s ninth husband Frederic Prinz von Anhalt and the...
View ArticleT.S. Radio: Another Florida Scandal
Sunday July 12th TS Radio Hosted By Marti Oakley & Debbie Dahmer 6:00 PM CTHour 1: Debbie Dahmer talks about the latest scandal involving her fathers death as a result of nursing home abuse and...
View Article3 indicted on separate charges of exploitation, injury to a child, retaliation
Lubbock County Court HouseLubbock County grand jury indictments Tuesday included charges of injury to a child, retaliation and exploiting the elderly.Ladonna Johnson Ladonna Johnson, 28, was indicted...
View ArticleRolla man sentenced for scamming the elderly
ROLLA, Mo. - A Rolla man was sentenced to 20 years in prison Monday for scamming the elderly.39-year-old Joseph Perou pleaded guilty to two counts of financial exploitation of the elderly on June...
View ArticleArrest warrant application for Probate Judge filed in Magistrate Court
CONYERS - A new chapter in the saga between Rockdale County Probate Court Judge Charles Mays and former Probate Court worker Freya Pearson has just started.An arrest warrant application seeking Mays'...
View ArticleMuhammad Ali 'is a victim of elderly abuse and his wife is only concerned...
Muhammad Ali's brother claims that the 71-year-old boxing legend is being gravely mistreated by his wife because according to him, she is more interested in Ali's money than his well-being.'I think...
View ArticleExpert Offers Advice on Estate Planning: Why You Should Plan Ahead and What...
If you've postponed doing any advance planning, such as organizing your records, making health care decisions in advance, or doing estate planning, you're not alone. In fact, about 70 percent of all...
View Article1-year term for former conservator who stole from vulnerable veterans
by James Eli ShifferOn Aug. 10, Stephen Grisham will report to federal prison to begin serving a 12-months-and-a-day term for stealing from vulnerable veterans and others. The sentence, handed down...
View ArticleCity attorney runs for seat of North Las Vegas judge facing recall
North Las Vegas Municipal Court Judge Catherine Ramsey, left, and former North Las Vegas Judge Robert Lueck before a recall hearing at Regional Justice Center on Thursday, June 18, 2015. (Jeff...
View ArticleATTORNEY ADMITS TO TAKING $797,000 FROM CLIENTS
A Long Island elder law attorney has admitted to embezzling more than $797,000 from her clients over a four-year period, the Queens District Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday. Martha Brosius, 52,...
View ArticleBullying of elderly, disabled subject of public housing bills
A group of state lawmakers and advocates for the Stop Bullying Coalition testify at the Statehouse on July 14, 2015 in support of a bill that would create a committee to look at ways to stop bullying...
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