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A Salute to America’s Elder Care Workers
Back in April, at the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J., a motley group of social scientists, researchers, artists and activists convened to discuss the value of the work of our nation’s...
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Elderly Calhoun Couple Found Guilty of Scamming Rome Seniors out of Thousands
Annie Mae Carden & Glen CardenA Gordon County elderly couple, Glenn Carden, 82, and his wife Annie Mae Carden, 79, were found guilty Tuesday in Floyd County of scamming two elderly people out of...
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Warning Signs of Elder Care Abuse
Every year hundreds of thousands of older adults are abused, neglected or exploited.Sadly, for every report of elder abuse, it is estimated that another 23 cases go unreported. Cases are unreported for...
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No one should be denied the right to be at a loved one’s side at the end of life
By Arthur Verow and Catherine Falk, Special to the BDNPosted Sept. 25, 2016, at 10:57 a.m. People all over the world know Peter Falk as Lt. Columbo, the beloved star of the hit detective show that...
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‘Born This Way’ Scores Emmy Win
A reality show following the lives of seven young adults with developmental disabilities has come out on top, winning an Emmy for outstanding unstructured reality program.The A&E hit “Born This...
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Judiciary Committee Advances Grassley-Blumenthal Bill to Curb Crimes...
PoliticalNews.me - Sep 17,2016 - Judiciary Committee Advances Grassley-Blumenthal Bill to Curb Crimes Targeting SeniorsWASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee passed legislation to help reduce...
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Elderly couple scammed out of home by grandson gives up fight
LOS ANGELES -- An elderly couple has given up fighting an eviction from the home they've lived in for nearly six decades after their grandson allegedly mortgaged it away and sold it without their...
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Woman sentenced for exploiting elderly man
Full Article & Source:Woman sentenced for exploiting elderly man
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Two Summerville Men Face Felony Charges
Two Summerville men face felony charges for swindling elderly residents for money, according to Chattooga County Sheriff Mark Schrader.After receiving numerous complaints, investigators discovered the...
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Judge Blocks Effort To Remove Kids From Nursing Homes
A federal judge in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. has tossed out of court a lawsuit filed three years ago by the U.S. Department of Justice that claimed Florida health administrators had acted with “deliberate...
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Elderly Wandering: Tips for Caregivers on Prevention and Safety
Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders (ADRD) and WanderingAs life expectancy increases in the US, due in one way or another to medical advances and changes in health care, so does the population of...
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Did Wells Fargo target seniors with its bogus-account scheme?
Wanita HolmesWells Fargo may have gone out if its way to take senior citizens to the cleaners when the bank’s workers fraudulently opened as many as 2 million accounts without customers’ permission.At...
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Coming Home?
Sandra Wood has spend the past four months recuperating from broken bones after a fall. Photo by Jeff Prince.When Sandra Wood saw Billy Mittell earlier this month, the mute man with Down syndrome was...
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Indiana Woman Allegedly Kept Ailing Husband in Squalid Bedroom For Two Years,...
Darlene K. DickinsonAn Indiana woman allegedly kept her disabled husband prisoner in a squalid bedroom for two years, starving him and withholding his medication, PEOPLE confirms.On Tuesday, Darlene K....
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Combatting Senior Malnutrition
By Holly Kellner Greuling RDN, National Nutritionist for the Administration on AgingSenior Malnutrition in our country is an epidemic hiding in plain sight. It is estimated that almost 50 percent of...
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Britney Spears Reportedly Addresses Her Conservatorship for the First Time...
We may not have seen or heard a truly in-depth, introspective interview out of Britney Spears since her 2008 documentary For The Record, but it seems as though she just opened up in a massively...
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This Amazing Program Pairs Horses With Seniors Who Suffer From Alzheimer’s
The horse is a powerful being. If you don’t believe this now, you will by the end of this video.Hearts & Horses is a non-profit therapeutic riding facility nestled in the foothills of Northern...
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He Broke the Law to Build a Better Nursing Home
Dr. Bill ThomasPart of the Transforming Life as We Age Special ReportDr. Bill Thomas, a Harvard-trained physician and a 2015 Next Avenue Influencer in Aging, has a message he’d like to share with the...
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Nevada high court panel calls for guardianship system reforms
By COLTON LOCHHEADLAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNALA Nevada Supreme Court commission on Thursday called for sweeping reforms of the state’s guardianship system in hopes of better protecting the state’s growing...
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Today is the United Nations International Day of Older Persons (UNIDOP)
The 2016 United Nations International Day of Older Persons (UNIDOP) will take a stand against ageism by drawing attention to and challenging negative stereotypes and misconceptions about older persons...
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