Chicago Lawyer Blamed for Messy Estate Spat
CHICAGO (CN) - Six siblings led by a priest claim in court that their former attorney complicated their efforts to recover $47 million in assets other siblings looted. The Rev. Timothy O'Malley filed...
View ArticleHouston Methodist Hospital still seeking to pull plug on patient
HOUSTON,TX (FOX 26) - Houston's Methodist Hospital is still seeking to pull the plug on a man who is actively requesting that doctors try to save his life. On December 2nd, Chris Dunn is seen in a...
View ArticleIs a Court-Appointed Guardianship, Using Paid, Private Guardian, "Worse Than...
As we've reported several times over the course of the last year, concerns about cost, misuse of authority, and lack of appropriate oversight of court-appointed guardians for adults in Clark County...
View ArticleThief Who Preyed on Elderly Lady Surrenders: Police
JOLIET, IL — A thief wanted for allegedly exploiting an elderly lady by writing checks in her name, stealing her cash, and using her identity to purchase electronics surrendered to the police Thursday...
View ArticleSteve Miller: Embattled Private Guardian April Parks Censured For Exploiting...
Where are the Feds when the fleecing of wealthy Southern Nevada retirees continues even while local and state law enforcement agencies claim to be conducting in depth investigations of at least two of...
View ArticleOklahoma seniors are reminded to beware of scams during holiday season
Scams and tricks aimed at senior citizens are again on the rise this holiday season, as perpetrators try to steal money, furniture, jewelry, family heirlooms, stock certificates, cellphones,...
View ArticleState investigates Modesto nursing center over patient transfers
By Deborah Schoch and Ron CampbellCHCF Center for Health ReportingJill Hernandez knew something was wrong as soon as she got the request from a Lodi nursing home.A new resident had just arrived from...
View ArticleNursing Home Workers Share Explicit Photos of Residents on Snapchat
A ProPublica review found 35 cases since 2012 in which nursing home or assisted living workers surreptitiously shared photos or videos of residents on social media. At least 16 cases involved...
View ArticleFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Texas Right to Life mourns the passing of Chris Dunn
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Texas Right to Life mourns the passing of Chris Dunn We are deeply saddened by the passing of Chris Dunn, a 46-year-old Houston man who bravely brought awareness to an unjust and...
View ArticleHeartfelt Creations
When I'm an old lady, I'll live with each kid,And bring so much happiness just as they did.I want to pay back all the joy they've provided.Returning each deed! Oh, they'll be so excited!When I'm an old...
View ArticleScreen Legend Kirk Douglas Gives $15 mil to Build Alzheimer's Center
Screen legend Kirk Douglas celebrated his 99th birthday, but instead of receiving gifts, he used the occasion to give one — a new Alzheimer’s treatment facility to Southern California. He used his...
View ArticleFive Wishes
Five Wishes is used in all 50 states and in countries around the world. It meets the legal requirements for an advance directive in 42 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. In the other eight...
View ArticleHow the Elderly are Regarded in Different Parts of the World
How the elderly are regarded varies in different parts of the world. Here are seven very cool things about how the elderly are seen and treated in other countries:1. Japan has a national holiday called...
View ArticleBeaumont Hospital - Dearborn revokes guardianship from ill patient’s family
DEARBORN — A local family is frustrated with Beaumont Hospital- Dearborn (formerly Oakwood Hospital- Dearborn) regarding the treatment of an elderly relative who has remained hospitalized for more than...
View Article..."Old Age is Like a Bank Account; You Withdraw What You've Put In"
The 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud lady, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o’clock, with her hair fashionably coifed and makeup perfectly applied, even though she is legally blind,...
View ArticleCalifornia's Vexatious Litigant Statute - US Court of Appeals for the Ninth...
Ronald Pierce and others appeal from the district court's dismissal of their putative class action challenging California's Vexatious Litigant Statute, as it is applied in the context of parental...
View ArticlePolice investigate guardian case
A police report has been filed against a prominent Winston-Salem attorney alleging that he committed “fraud” after receiving the “large sum” estate of a ward “… 6 months prior to [the attorney] being...
View ArticleNew program seeks to protect seniors from financial exploitation
More than two dozen incidents have already been investigated by state agencies through the Senior$afe program.Banks and credit unions in Maine have trained more than 300 tellers to identify and report...
View ArticleGourmet grocer worker defrauds elderly victim
Pinellas Park, Florida -- Police arrested a retail meat salesman Thursday on charges he defrauded an elderly victim of $3,800 in ATM and retail transactions and another $1,200 in stolen checks from...
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