Witnesses in federal trial of ex-Security Aviation chief tell of $50 million...
Two explanations of how an Anchorage lawyer spent $52 million in six months from an elderly widow’s trust are beginning to unfold in a federal fraud trial in Anchorage.Mark Avery, who went bankrupt...
View ArticleElderly patients rarely included in decision to use intensive care
According to a study of 15 emergency departments, patients over age 80 who are admitted to intensive care are often not asked their opinion about admission.“The relationship between physicians and...
View ArticleMissouri Elder Fraud Law Sets Example For States
Six months after going into effect, Missouri’s new law protecting seniors from financial exploitation hasn’t led to many arrests, but it’s still having a noticeable impact.“People are telling us that...
View ArticleCatherine Falk Guests on "Real Money" Radio With David Holland
David D. Holland, a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ practitioner, hosts a weekday radio show. He has also authored two books in his Confessions of a Financial Planner series.LISTEN to Catherine Falk on...
View ArticleFraudulent IRS calls top list of scams targeting seniors
By Meg Haskell Of the approximately 2,500 scams reported to the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging’s fraud hotline in 2015, the most prevalent involved harassing telephone calls from fraudsters...
View ArticleFenske, convicted of stealing $25K from her grandmother, learns punishment
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ohio Nicole Fenske, a Jefferson County woman who was convicted last week of stealing $25,000 from her 93-year-old grandmother, will spend 9 months behind bars.Investigators say Fenske...
View ArticleReport: Maggots found in feeding tube at nursing home
UPPER ALLEN TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Troubles have been reported at a West Shore nursing home since last year, but now there are reports that maggots were found in a patient's feeding tube.The information comes...
View ArticleDisabled musicians create music from brainwaves
Four members of a Paramusical Ensemble, who are unable to talk or move, are using ground-breaking technology to create music with the power of their minds.The University of Plymouth and the Royal...
View ArticleTuolumne Pursuing $1 Million Elder Abuse Grant
Sonora, CA — The Tuolumne County district attorney is set to plead a case for major funding to combat a concerning rise in elder abuse.The board of supervisors gave its unanimous approval Tuesday for...
View ArticleNursing Homes
Nursing homes are now Big Business. As baby boomers begin to need nursing home facilities, profit-focused corporate chains have dominated the market. This increase in residents and emphasis on profits...
View ArticleExploitation of elderly woman alleged in Duncan
Investigators are searching for a 45-year-old former Duncan man accused of cheating a vulnerable 75-year-old woman out of over $220,000 from several loans.An arrest warrant was issued in Stephens...
View ArticleHarper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird author, dies aged 89
Writer whose 1961 novel became a defining text of 20th-century literature and of racial troubles in the American south has died in Monroeville, AlabamaHarper Lee, whose 1961 novel To Kill a Mockingbird...
View ArticleGlen Campbell Bittersweet Grammy Win
Glen Campbell bittersweet Grammy win. Glen Campbell’s bittersweet Grammy win for BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA, GLEN CAMPBELL: I’ll be me,” is sweet because it is always sweet to win a...
View ArticleLillian Gibson: Montgomery County Judge Ott Destroyed My Life
Elderly women, Montgomery Co. Judge Ott proclaimed her incapacitated. He and those forced on her say she is incapable of making decisions. Ripped from her home. Kept prisoner in nursing home for almost...
View ArticleTonight on T.S.Radio: F.A.C.E.U.S. org With Luanne Flemming and Robin Austin
5:00 pm PST … 6:00 pm MST … 7:00 pm CST … 8:00 pm ESTLuanne Fleming and Robin Austin are advocates with Families Against Court Embezzlement Unethical Standards (F.A.C.E.U.S.). F.A.C.E.U.S. began when...
View ArticlePA Nursing Homes Not Required to Notify Residents, Families When Sex...
Full Article & Source:PA Nursing Homes Not Required to Notify Residents, Families When Sex Offenders Move In
View ArticleJudging Capacity in the Elder Population
The older adult population will double between 2010 and 2030, according to U.S. Census Bureau’s projection. As the population of America ages, courts will necessarily see an increase in the types of...
View ArticleGlen Campbell's Son, Travis Campbell: Death and Back
The son of legendary country star Glen Campbell sat down to talk to Examiner about his experience with having a heart attack and stroke, dying and coming back from the dead. It is a story of love,...
View ArticleContact 2 examines exploitation of the elderly
LINCOLN COUNTY, MO (KTVI) - Imagine living a long and productive life only to lose your life savings to fraud. It happens at an alarming rate. Basic home repair can be a nightmare for some senior...
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