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NYS Senate Passes Legislation to Investigate Reports of Elder Abuse
The New York State Senate passed legislation on Thursday that would investigate reports of elder abuse and maltreatment, which primarily comes in the form of financial abuse for unsuspecting elderly...
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Guardianship reform set to pass state Legislature, sponsors say
This is how it starts: An aging mother slides into dementia. Her adult children face mounting medical costs and difficult choices. They descend into bitter arguments over how to care for her. The...
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Wagoner County Man Arrested For Elder Abuse, Cruelty To Animals
TULSA, Oklahoma - A Wagoner County man has been arrested for elder abuse and cruelty to animals, officials say.Michael Dean Sloan, 58, was taken into custody on Wednesday at the Days Inn in...
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New Indiana Electronic Records Law
The Indiana General Assembly updated several Indiana laws into the digital age during the 2016 legislative session. The legislature updated existing laws in the Indiana Probate Code, guardianship...
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BIG WIN! Judge Orders Investigation of Joliet Area Community Hospice in...
The family of Chester Siniawski caught a big break on 6/8/16, when a judge in Will County ordered that a new interim guardian be appointed for Chester to investigate what has been done to him at the...
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Group wants Vegas judge sanctioned for handcuffing lawyer
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A defense attorneys’ group wants a judicial oversight panel to discipline a Las Vegas judge for ordering a public defender handcuffed in court last month when she wouldn’t stop arguing...
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Elderly Abuse: In Nursing Homes, It May Not Be The Nurses But The Residents...
Elderly abuse in nursing homes and other health care settings is a recognized problem, but it’s not as well understood as other types of abuse, such as domestic and child abuse. Tracking this type of...
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Betting on Older Workers
Some organizations are recognizing the business benefits of attracting and retaining older workers, and are going out of their ways to hire and engage them, and make use of all they bring. Leaving her...
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U.S. Attorney's Office announces new elder-abuse task force
FRANKFORT, Ky. —The U.S. Attorney's Office unveiled a new task force Wednesday to protect seniors.The announcement builds on the Kentucky attorney general's reporting of and protection from abuse.The...
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Judges find accounting irregularities, prompting review at Public Guardian.
Monterey County resident James Green is what’s known as a “dependent adult,” someone with a medical condition along the lines of dementia or Alzheimer’s that renders him unable to handle his own...
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Pennsylvania Stands United Against Elder Abuse
HARRISBURG, Pa., June 15, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Lieutenant Governor Mike Stack joined Secretary of Aging Teresa Osborne, and Deputy Secretary of Banking and Securities Brian LaForme in...
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New law requires guardians to have guide
COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine praised a new law that will put the Ohio Attorney General’s Ohio Guardianship Guide into the hands of all guardians overseeing adult and minor wards in the...
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Opening Our Eyes to Elder Abuse
Today is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, and Next Avenue joins in the effort to shine a light on this pervasive problem. An estimated 5 million older Americans are abused, neglected or exploited every...
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Texas Denies Medicaid Coverage for an Autism Therapy
Photo by Braulio De La CruzLike many parents of children with autism, Braulio De La Cruz sought an expensive therapy called applied behavioral analysis — or ABA – when his son Noah Leonardo was...
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NC Nursing Home Resident Suffers Stage IV Bedsore Due to Proper Treatment...
GOLDEN LIVING CENTER – GREENVILLELOCATED: 2910 MACGREGOR DOWNS, GREENVILLE, NC 27834GOLDEN LIVING CENTER – GREENVILLE was cited by the DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES CENTERS FOR MEDICARE &...
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NY lawmakers OK "Peter Falk's Law" for death notification
Legislation in New York named after the late actor Peter Falk aims to ensure that the relatives of people in guardianship are notified when their loved one dies.ALBANY, N.Y. - Legislation in New York...
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Ban Calls For End To Elder Abuse As Pathway For Global Goals
New York, NY– Marking World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today emphasized that ending neglect, abuse and violence against older people is crucial as the...
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Author highlights personal story on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
WEDNESDAY (June 15) is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day and an author who is aiming to highlight the problem is selling copies of her book which tells of a lengthy family feud.Adrienne Nairn, who now...
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World Elder Abuse Awareness Day observed in Orange County
GOSHEN – World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is meant to raise the understanding about elder abuse and neglect and in Goshen, Orange County officials marked the day on Wednesday by calling attention to the...
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