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Moral obligation to report elder abuse suspicions (East Bay Times My Word)
How would you react after learning that your 87-year-old grandmother had her hard-earned life savings embezzled -- and the perpetrator was a relative responsible for her care? I would guess that your...
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Lawyer admits to stealing $75,000 from a widow in nursing home
Batavia N.Y. - A prominent Batavia attorney admits he he stole more than $75,000 from a widow in a nursing home who was also his client. 81-year-old Randolph Zickl was arrested, arraigned, and pleaded...
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7 Home Safety Tips for People with Parkinson's Disease
After a Parkinson's disease diagnosis, adjustments and renovations both small and large can help make your home more comfortable and safer for yourself or a loved one with Parkinson's disease,...
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Elder abuse victim shares story to help save others
Click to View VideoDETROIT - As many as 90,000 adults in Michigan are victims of elder abuse, with many of the crimes going unreported because the victims are too scared to speak out.But a 95-year-old...
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Financial adviser accused of taking $150K from elderly client
A Springfield business consultant and financial adviser has been charged with the theft of $150,000 from an elderly client who has since died.Vaughn Henry, 64, of Hyde Park Place was indicted last week...
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Housekeeper Accused of Exploiting Elderly Person
(Stillwater, Okla.) – A 34-year-old Stillwater woman was charged today with exploitation of an elderly person in Stillwater while she was engaged to provide housekeeping services.Wendi Kay...
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Police: More charges against Mokena lawyer who embezzled from trusts
MOKENA – Police say a Mokena-based lawyer who set up trust funds took another victim for $300,000.Two more theft charges were filed last week against John W. Pleta, of Tinley Park, after a fourth...
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A message from Kathy Greenlee to our colleagues in the aging and disability...
Dear colleagues, Earlier today, I shared the news with my staff that I will be leaving ACL at the end of July. Edwin Walker, who currently serves as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Aging, will...
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Senator Collins Warns Seniors to Beware New Tactic in the IRS Scam: Ruthless...
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, is warning of a new variation of the pernicious IRS impersonation scam. According to the U.S....
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Three states make elder-financial-abuse reporting mandatory starting Friday
Laws in Alabama, Indiana and Vermont that go into effect Friday, July 1, will require financial advisers to alert state authorities of suspected financial abuse of the elderly and other vulnerable...
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Nevada AG intensifies efforts to fight financial fraud, shield elderly from...
By SANDRA CHEREBLAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNALCARSON CITY — The Nevada attorney general’s office is intensifying efforts to fight financial fraud and protect the elderly and vulnerable people from...
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Willmar woman, former caregiver of vulnerable adults, pleads guilty to...
WILLMAR—A 36-year-old former caretaker for multiple local group homes pleaded guilty last week to one gross misdemeanor charge for stealing more than $8,400 from seven developmentally disabled...
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Former Three Bridges Nursing Home unit manager Karen Rooney sanctioned by...
A FORMER unit manager at a Latchford care home has been sanctioned after a misconduct hearing found that she had placed vulnerable residents with dementia at risk of harm.Karen Rooney failed to keep...
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Attorney General increases funds to combat guardianship abuse
Isolation. Double-billing. Entire life savings spent with no oversight. That's what we found in a Contact 13 Investigation of our guardianship system. Nevada's Attorney General is stepping up to fight...
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Life Alert alerts police to beating of 86-year-old woman; Grandson arrested
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (WISH) — A man has been arrested after trying to kill his 86-year-old grandmother.Medics arrived to the 800 block of South Winridge Court late Monday night.They were responding to a...
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Professional guardian under investigation by Attorney General for allegedly...
CLEARWATER, Fla. - Taking action for you means helping families understand financial risks and providing you with information you can use to prevent yourself from becoming a victim.Our I-Team has...
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Minnesota elder abuse reports increasing
Some 400 social workers, law enforcers, lawyers, nursing home workers and others who work with vulnerable adults gathered Wednesday at the University of Minnesota to discuss what could be the next big...
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Undue influence over elderly man results in taxable income and penalties for...
The Tax Court held that over $900,000 in checks an elderly man transferred to his caregiver was taxable income to her. The court also held that the income was subject to self-employment tax and that...
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Four Ways To Bust Elder Financial Fraud
It’s not hard to sniff out how swindlers prey upon the elderly. They know they respond to mail, phone and front-door solicitations. Older people like to talk to people they don’t know. Holidays are a...
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5 ways we rob people with dementia of their dignity
Sadly, there are countless ways we rob people who live with dementia of their dignity. Here are five I’ve learned based on my personal experience:1 ) Calling them by diminutive pet names instead of...
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