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Steve Miller: Ghost Of Old Soldier Takes Revenge On Politician And Private...
From his grave, a 95 year old WW2 hero exposes ex-Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto and her ties to crooked for-hire guardian Jared E. Shafer.LAS VEGAS - On a cool winter day in 2013, I...
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County seeks more staff to address growing social service caseloads
Washington County officials are requesting more staff next year to address increased caseloads for social service programs.The Washington County Board of Commissioners conducted their second 2017...
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Augusta woman pleads to reduced charge in elder exploitation case
An Augusta woman accused of helping herself to the bank account of a 96-year-old nursing home patient pleaded guilty Wednesday.Patsy Sheppard, 60, had been charged with two counts of exploitation of an...
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Simi Valley resident awarded $16M in MetLife financial elder abuse scheme
A grandmother who invested her life savings in a fraudulent investment scheme hatched by a MetLife insurance agent was awarded $15.6 million.Simi Valley resident Christine Ramirez invested $279,769...
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Oscar, the Cat Who Rules the Dementia Ward
Therapy cats are especially valuable when interacting with Alzheimer’s Disease patients, by stimulating both memory and forgotten emotions.One of the most astounding cases of cats assisting Alzheimer’s...
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Fewer With Disabilities Employed, Data Shows
The unemployment rate for Americans with disabilities is edging up as less people in this population actively seek work, according to new data from the U.S. Department of Labor.Figures released just...
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Can Account Watching Stop Financial Elder Abuse?
EverSafe– a web-based financial account monitoring service for the elderly and those who protect them – exists because people took advantage of Howard Tischler’s mother.It’s a story that may be sadly...
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Sam Huff needs help making life decisions; there is a fight over who should...
On March 31, just four days after Easter, Catherine Huff visited Huff Farm, the sprawling Middleburg estate with fields fit for horses, rooms filled with football memorabilia and home to one of the...
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Zsa Zsa, 99, ‘outlived expectations’: Hubby pleads for money
Zsa Zsa Gabor in 1959The husband of Zsa Zsa Gabor is seeking an extension of the $19,000 a month he receives from an escrow account associated with the couple’s Bel Air home so that he can continue...
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Controversial Judge Retires
Judge Pat Ferchill retiresTarrant County Judge Pat Ferchill announced his retirement effective Aug. 31 after sitting on the bench for 35 years in Probate Court No. 2. Ferchill was two years into a...
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What Issues are Raised When an Inheritance Passes Outside the Family?
Anytime a person not related by blood is named as a beneficiary, lawsuits are a possibility. Unfortunately, we live in a world where people can be selfish and dishonest. The result? Whether you are...
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Piscataway Police to Train on Elder Abuse Prevention
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - More than 140 law enforcement officers from various departments around the state are attending a two-day conference offering instruction on how to protect and assist senior citizens...
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Disability groups seek to intervene in teen's plan to die
APPLETON, Wis. — Disability rights groups are attempting to intervene in an Appleton teenager’s decision to cease medical treatment and die of the incurable disease that has racked her body and left...
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With New Mandate, Special Ed Classrooms Get Cameras
KELLER, Texas — Ten years after she first asked the Keller school district and state lawmakers to install cameras in classrooms for children with special needs as a safety measure, Breggett Rideau is...
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Seniors called the “hidden victims” of opiate epidemic
LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) – There’s a growing problem in Niagara County affecting seniors. A group focused on elder abuse says they are the invisible victims of the opiate epidemic.Niagara County...
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Have a beef on a nursing home? Pa. inspectors won't talk to you, advocates say
Ana Escalante and Rebecca ClarkMichael Clark was shocked by how quickly his elderly mother deteriorated in May when he put her in a Philadelphia nursing home because caring for her had become...
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5 ways to support the caregiver in your life
Your friend’s wife was just diagnosed with cancer. Your cousin just became the caregiver of her disabled sister. Your friend’s grandmother just moved in with them. Your coworker’s son was just in an...
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Grandparents Day: Sunday September 11
By Edwin Walker, Acting Assistant Secretary for Aging and Acting Administrator, ACLSeptember 11 is National Grandparents Day. Since 1978, the first Sunday after Labor Day has been designated as a day...
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Woman accused of exploiting elderly man, stealing more than $90,000
Pinellas County detectives on Wednesday arrested a woman they say exploited and stole some $90,000 from an elderly man. Police said Kari Smith, 38, of Largo entered into a "personal employment"...
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Embracing The Role Of Family Caregivers In The U.S. Health System
One of the clear trends emerging from U.S. health reform is the transition from a provider and procedure focused system to one that puts the patient at the center of care. “Patient-centered care” is...
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