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Warnings of Elder Abuse
There is a growing concern of elder abuse. Aging individuals that suffer from mental diseases like dementia are particularly vulnerable to abuse. Below are warning signs that can be helpful to raise a...
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Reform Lands Maricopa County Superior Court's Probate Court Top Honor
The National Association of Court Management has awarded Maricopa County Superior Court's Probate Court with the 2013 Justice Achievement Award. The award recognizes comprehensive reform efforts of...
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Oregon NASGA Member Erna Boldt Writes to Her Congressman for Help.....
Dear Rep. Blumenauer: Sometime in 2004/2005 Your Portland office was informed by the Oregon Justice Department, that I was not in the class of the "indigent". That was a direct discrimination - and...
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Elmer Cerano: Guardianship bills must be changed
“Death panels,” but this time a panel of one, again rears its ugly head supported by those who cautioned against it in the past.Several bills are pending in the Michigan Legislature that, if passed,...
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Disciplinary hearing begins for Wayne County Judge Bruce Morrow
(WXYZ) - Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Bruce Morrow is known by some inside his courtroom as “Cut ‘em loose Bruce,” a nickname started by those who think he’s too easy on accused criminals. Now,...
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Linda Kincaid Reports: California Assembly Judiciary Committee vote to curb...
San Francisco’s ABC7 I-Team investigated elder abuse by the Santa Clara County Public Guardian. See Public guardian under fire for isolating elderly. AB937 aims to curb those abuses. See I-Team...
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Regulators Try to Stop Financial Abuse of Seniors
WASHINGTON –Two federal regulators are teaming up to help prevent financial exploitation of the elderly. A new curriculum developed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and Consumer Financial...
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Court: Iowa lawyers overbilled ill Vietnam veteran
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Lawyers who billed a mentally ill Vietnam War veteran $125 per hour for "services," such as attending his birthday parties and taking him shopping, will have their licenses...
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Efforts intensify in Michigan to protect elderly, vulnerable adults
Macomb County Prosecutor Eric Smith Elder and vulnerable adult abuse in recent years was like child abuse in the 1960s, says Macomb County elder advocate Marty Prehn. It wasn’t talked about. It was...
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B-Vitamins May Reduce Brain Shrinkage, Reduce Alzheimer's Risk
British researchers say vitamins B6, B12 and folic acid lower levels of homocysteine, which may reduce Alzheimer's disease risk. Dr. David Smith of Oxford University in England said the amino acid...
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Protecting the elderly
CANTON — The sad story remains vivid in the mind of Stark County Probate Court Judge Dixie Park. An elderly woman was living in a house so small she couldn’t use her walker to get around. An adult...
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Judge's outburst 'disturbing'
The judicial conduct commissioner has described a judge's "shrill and unprofessional outburst" during a Family Court hearing as "disturbing". A complaint was laid against Judge Emma Smith by a...
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Study: Depressed, Lonely Elderly Most Apt to be Defrauded
Elder exploitation -- such as telemarketing scams, fake home repairs, check scams and identity theft -- costs U.S. seniors $3 billion a year, researchers say. Lead author Peter Lichtenberg, director of...
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Connecticut judge suspended 30 days for late decisions
HARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut state judge has been suspended for 30 business days after admitting being late in issuing child welfare rulings. The suspension approved Wednesday by the state...
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Social services worker in Texas stole from clients
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — A social services worker in Southeast Texas serving as a guardian to help people manage their money has pleaded guilty to felony theft. The Galveston County Daily News ( )...
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Four in ten U.S. adults care for sick and elderly relatives
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Four in 10 U.S. adults are now caring for a sick or elderly family member as more people develop chronic illnesses and the population ages, a new study has found. “More health...
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'Ending Elder Abuse'
Nearly 1.6 million Americans now live in nursing homes. That number will double in the next twenty years, as medical science lengthens our life expectancies and the senior population grows....
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Linda Kincaid Reports: California Senate Judiciary Committee vote to curb...
AB937 will clarify that a conservatee retains basic personal rights guaranteed in the California Constitution. These rights include the right to receive visitors, the right to telephone calls, and the...
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60 Plus Association
Founded in 1992, the 60 Plus Association is a non-partisan seniors advocacy group with a free enterprise, less government, less taxes approach to seniors issues. 60 Plus has set ending the federal...
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Deal allows Galveston judge replacement
GALVESTON - Indicted Galveston County Court-at-Law Judge Christopher Dupuy agreed Thursday to a deal allowing a replacement judge to be named until criminal and civil cases against him are resolved....
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