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90-year-old woman killed by alligator at South Carolina nursing home
CHARLESTON, S.C. – A 90-year-old woman was found dead in a pond after she went missing from her nursing home in what is believed to be the first-ever fatal alligator attack in South Carolina history,...
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Diane Coleman Honored
Diane Coleman, CEO/President of Not Dead Yet, holding the Adele Carlson Advocacy Award at the Gala.The award recognizes individuals who have had a significant impact on the Disability...
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New Program to Root Out Fraud in Florida's Guardianship System
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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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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Colorado: "Justice for All" Rally August 19th
August 19 from 10 am until NoonColorado Supreme Court2 East 14th Ave.For more information, contact Luanne at JusticeForAllRally@gmail.com
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Genesis reaches $52.7 million settlement with Department of Justice
Genesis Healthcare will pay $52.7 million under an "agreement in principle" to settle four separate U.S. Department of Justice investigations, the nation's largest long-term care company said.The...
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A Disability Rights Hero Lost
August 1, 2016—Berkeley, CA—Disability Rights Advocate’s (DRA) Co-Founder and Executive Director, Larry Paradis, passed away last week. DRA’s Co-Founder and Supervising Attorney Sid Wolinsky will...
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Doctors Sue Vermont for Forcing Them to Promote Killing Their Patients in...
Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed suit in federal court Tuesday against officials in the Vermont Board of Medical Practice and the Office of Professional Regulation on behalf of health care...
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Family Kept in the Dark After Death at Texas Psychiatric Hospital
Shortly before noon on April 14, 2014, while their adult son slept in the next room, Anna and Daywood Clayton decided to call the police.It was not a spur-of-the-moment decision for the elderly couple...
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My Son With a Disability Deserves the Same Opportunities as Everyone
Carol and Jacob Glazer in New York City in August 2015 Our society should tell people with disabilities they can work and live equallyTwenty four years ago my son, Jacob, was born with...
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How to Help Someone with Posttraumatic Stress (PTSD)
Being close to someone who is suffering because of trauma can be a difficult, bewildering experience. Trauma symptoms may appear suddenly, sometimes surfacing many years after a traumatic event. Or...
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No jail for Napier lawyer convicted for breaching trust
A lawyer has been sentenced to home detention and community work for breaching the trust of clients.Richard Henry Hill, of disgraced law firm McKay Hill, was sentenced in Napier District Court last...
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Judge Orders Psychiatric Evaluation of Eagles Co-Founder, Randy Meisner
A judge ruled the estate of Eagles co-founder Randy Meisner should pay an $8,000 advance sought by a psychiatrist appointed to examine the musician in response to a longtime friend's concern about the...
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Years later, wreck victim forgotten by most
Mark Doehne & Patrick DavisPatrick Davis was a popular football player at Lee High School in 1980 when, one winter night, he was riding in a friend’s Trans Am after a party and the car careened...
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What is a Guardian Supposed to Do, Anyway?
by Erica Wood, JD, Assistant Director, American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging August 1, 2016We’ve all heard of good, bad and mediocre guardians. We’ve seen the press stories raging about...
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Lafayette police: Woman pretended to be doctor, exploited elderly
Lafayette police are looking for a woman accused of exploiting an elderly woman under the guise of being a doctor practicing neurofeedback therapy after police received six referrals from Adult...
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Judge: Estate of Eagles’ Randy Meisner should pay for psych exam
The Eagles in 1972 A judge ruled the estate of Eagles co-founder Randy Meisner should pay an $8,000 advance sought by a psychiatrist appointed to examine the musician in response to a longtime friend’s...
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When choosing a nursing home, use your eyes and nose
If there are two bits of advice for choosing a nursing home that everyone agrees on, it's these:1) Don't wait until you need one fast and have no time to be choosy.2) Then visit the homes that are...
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Farms and hospitals coming together in Pennsylvania to provide patients with...
If you or a family member has been in a hospital as a patient, or visitor, you’ve experienced the cafeteria. The menu is frightening – GMO fed beef burgers with a slab of nitrate bacon, canola oil...
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