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Couple Says Grandson Scammed Them Out of Their Home
>Helen Kawecki said she never dreamed that she would have to leave the Thousand Oaks home she and her husband have been living in for more than five decades.The couple in their late 80s will be...
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Senate Judiciary Chair Charges Federal Shortcomings On Elder Financial Abuse
Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley charged Wednesday there are shortcomings in what the federal government does to protect seniors from financial abuse.“(Victims) have not received all the help they...
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Probate Court Critic Should Pay for Breaching Settlements, Estate Guardian Says
J. Albert Diaz Circuit Judge Michael A. GendenCoral Gables attorney Liz Consuegra Messianu and her client, probate court-appointed guardian Comprehensive Personal Care Services Inc., want to hit critic...
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New Program to Root Out Fraud in Florida's Guardianship Program
Charles Waldon spent decades working several jobs while raising a family of five children. He invested in real estate in South Florida and in Georgia, all aimed at building a nice nest for...
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Couple Says Grandson Scammed Them Out of Their Home
Helen Kawecki said she never dreamed that she would have to leave the Thousand Oaks home she and her husband have been living in for more than five decades.The couple in their late 80s will be evicted...
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'Sweetheart Swindler' Sentenced for Theft of $59,000, Exploitation of Elderly...
A woman who has been called a “sweetheart swindler” was sentenced Monday for withdrawing money from an older man’s bank account.Phanta Daramy, 57, of Northeast D.C., was sentenced to seven years in...
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What Alzheimer's Feels Like From the Inside
I was up again at 4 a.m. the other night, one of five nocturnal ramblings in the early morning, the new me. No sleep. Picking my way in the dark, familiar territory of a home on Cape Cod where I have...
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Call Christina: Professional Guardianship Laws Expanding to Protect Seniors...
The state of Florida is cracking down on bad actors in the professional guardianship industry, hoping the latest reform bill, signed into law by Gov. Rick Scott in March, will protect seniors from...
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What We All Carry: Kathy Greenlee's Final Speech As Assistant Secretary of...
On the topic of dignity ASA Greenlee said:As I think about our programs and the people we serve, I’m always mindful of the values that run deep within us. I think we carry Dignity as well as anyone I...
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California May Soon Push Mentally Disabled People to Kill Themselves in...
California’s new assisted suicide law, or End of Life Option Act, may be revised to allow patients “with significant intellectual disabilities” to request assisted suicide, Angelus reported. The...
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Indiana: Power of Attorney May Trump Guardianship Order
An elaborate court ruling that sought to bring family harmony by appointing each of six siblings as co-guardians over a specific area of their elderly mother’s life may have hit a sour note because of...
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Loneliness Is Bad for Your Brain
Feeling lonely is dangerous for your brain health, according to a new study presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference this week.Lonely older adults are not only more likely to...
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Aging Can Be Better, Doggone It
There’s more to aging well than eating right, exercising, and reducing stress.Adding a furry friend to the mix helps a whole lot, too. Plenty of research has been conducted on the positive effects of...
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Pressure is rising to end system that allows disabled workers to be paid...
Matthew McMeekin and his mother Bebe McMeekinSeventy years ago, Goodwill Industries of Houston was founded in order to employ disabled people whom nobody else would hire. That whole time, a portion of...
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$89K recovered in dependent adult exploitation case
DES MOINES, Iowa —The Polk County Attorney's Office reported Friday that $89,400 has been recovered in an adult financial exploitation case.Officials said the person charged in the case pleaded guilty...
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Plea rejected in elder exploitation case after woman denies charges
PRINCETON — A Lerona woman, who was scheduled to be sentenced Thursday on a charge of financially exploiting an elderly person after entering a “best interest” plea in April, will now stand trail.Judge...
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Steve Miller: Jared E. Shafer Defaults In Federal Racketeering Lawsuit
LAS VEGAS -Court appointed private guardian Jared E. Shafer and a number of his associates were sued in U.S. Federal Court by the family of the late Guadalupe Olvera for stealing over $400,000 from the...
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Lawmaker urges elder abuse predator list
People convicted of sexual predator crimes go on a national list so that others are aware of the potential danger they may pose.A member of Congress has proposed a similar list for those convicted of...
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Nurse assistant accused of stealing $10K, jewelry from elderly patient
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A Jacksonville health care worker has been accused of stealing $10,000 in cash and jewelry from an elderly patient who suffers from dementia.Rhonda Watina Cole, 41, was arrested...
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Elder Care Company Placed Thousands Of Seniors Into Nursing Homes To Defraud...
The head of more than 30 assisted-living facilities in Florida has been charged for defrauding Medicare and Medicaid of more than $1 billion over the last 14 years — the largest case of health care...
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