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EDITORIAL | Nursing Homes Take Away Right to Sue
In January 2013, 80-year-old Esther Brown was found lying in her bed at a Pennsylvania nursing home with blood covering her hands and her pillowcase.A nurse’s aide at the home reported that one of her...
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U.S. Rep. Jeff Duncan talks about toll Alzheimer's disease took on his father
LEMSON - U.S. Rep. Jeff Duncan spoke Wednesday about the toll that Alzheimer’s disease took on his father before he died earlier this year.“I watched my father become more and more aggressive due to...
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Ohio Supreme Court can’t investigate corrupt guardians, chief justice says
Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’ConnorOhio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor is pushing back against more calls for the court to increase its scrutiny of the state’s guardianship...
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Health Care Decision-Making Authority of Guardians and Agents: An Update
In the summer of 2003, Sarah B. Richardson1 penned an article on guardianship entitled “Health Care Decision Making: A Guardian’s Authority,” which was published in Volume 24 of the Commission on Law...
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A closer eye on lawyers
Dishonest or incompetent lawyers and prosecutors are not being sufficiently held accountable in New York.Compelling cases for this astounding assertion were made during hearings held last week in the...
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Disabled Vet Shocked by Arrest of Trusted Friend
Two arrests for a despicable crime come as a shock to disabled veteran Jim Riley. Not only does he know one of the suspects -- he trusted him. A Six on Your Side investigation helped crack the case. As...
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Woman sentenced in financial exploitation case
CALEDONIA — A La Crescent woman accused of spending nearly $5,000 of someone else's money was sentenced Wednesday in Houston County District Court to probation, community work service and...
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Judicial conduct panel wants Flagstaff judge suspended
PHOENIX (AP) — A Flagstaff judge should be suspended for 90 days without pay for using government resources in his 2014 re-election bid, campaigning on government property and confronting a court...
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Authorities arrest 243 people in $712 million Medicare fraud
By Megan Cassella (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice said on Thursday that 243 people have been arrested across the country, charged with submitting fake billing for Medicare, a government...
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Former NFLer Ben Utecht Writing Book About Head Trauma
File photo: Former professional athlete Ben Utecht, a Super Bowl-winning tight end for the Indianapolis Colts, testifies on Capitol Hill in before the Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing...
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Attorney Seeks End To Effort To Remove Indicted Commissioner
CLAREMORE, Oklahoma - Attorneys for an indicted Rogers County commissioner are asking a judge to dismiss efforts to remove the commissioner from office.A multi-county grand jury indicted Commissioner...
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California Assembly to vote on diminished bill package to curb psychotropic...
By Karen de Sá kdesaWith less than a week left before the end of the legislative session, intensive lobbying by physicians groups and cost concerns have undermined progress on the centerpiece of a bill...
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Editorial: Recognizing the scams that exploit seniors
Curtis Fish Jr. is the backup medical power of attorney for his father, Curtis Fish, who was 87 when this photo was taken. The father has dementia and lives in a senior living community in Flower...
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Motion seeks to remove guardian
A motion has been filed in Titus County to remove guardian in the case of Ann Walton James.Records show the motion to remove guardian was filed on behalf of James’ great-niece, Barbara Ann...
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Mahoning County Probate Judge works to clear up hundreds of delinquent filings
WFMJ.com News weather sports for Youngstown-Warren OhioYOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - The court which handles guardianships for some of the most vulnerable people and millions of dollars in estates is tightening...
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Moak: Bank group fighting senior financial abuse
Bill Moakby Bill MoakHardly a week goes by that doesn’t include news of a caregiver who has been accused of stealing from an elderly or otherwise-vulnerable person in that individual’s care. Just last...
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Nokomis man accused of exploitation of an elderly person
Steve BrownA Nokomis man is facing a felony charge ... accused of stealing money from a 92-year-old woman he was caring for. Steve Brown, 56, is charged with exploitation of an elderly person.Sarasota...
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Detert renews bid to reform guardianship program
Sen. Nancy Detert.By Barbara Peters SmithState Sen. Nancy Detert, R-Venice, has started a second effort to reform Florida's adult guardianship system, and said Wednesday that this legislation will be...
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Mississippi briefs
Group looks to boost protection of vulnerable adults in stateJACKSON -- A group forming in Jackson plans to improve the way the state of Mississippi protects vulnerable adults.The Working...
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Belleville resident arrested on exploitation charge
David J. Brewer, 73, of BellevilleAccording to a Wednesday Randolph County Sheriff’s Office news release, 73-year-old David J. Brewer, of Belleville, was arrested on Aug. 10 in Belleville by the St....
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