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More older adults spending ‘golden years’ in homelessness
After a lifetime of working hard, Linda Boamah thought she was setting herself up for a comfortable retirement.But the former optical-lab worker became ill with multiple chronic conditions in 2014 and...
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U.S. Just Made It a Lot Less Difficult to Sue Nursing Homes
Elizabeth Barrow caseThe federal agency that controls more than $1 trillion in Medicare and Medicaid funding has moved to prevent nursing homes from forcing claims of elder abuse, sexual harassment and...
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New Ultrasound Technique Could Wake Coma Patients
A new study out of UCLA has shown promise with ultrasound techniques that use sonic stimulation to excite the neurons in the brain’s central core for processing information, known as the thalamus. The...
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Former Ethics Board Chair Being Sued For (INCREDIBLY) Unethical Elder Abuse
In my 2012 documentary film, Last Will and Embezzlement, Hollywood icon (the late) Mickey Rooney, who had been the victim of elder financial exploitation, warns the audience, “If it can happen to...
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Assisted-suicide law prompts insurance company to deny coverage to terminally...
The Washington Times reported that the California Assisted-suicide law prompted an insurance company to deny coverage to a terminally ill California woman.Bradford Richardson, from the Washington...
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Lawyer cuffed, jailed for estate thefts
Thad JelinskeWaukesha — A Milwaukee corporate lawyer who regulators say had multiple conflicts of interest while representing a former client's estate was sentenced Wednesday to 30 days in jail as a...
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Guardianship Abuse is the Subject of a Second Political Ad: "Nevada's...
Source:HeidiSee Also:NASGA: Marcy E. Dudeck, NV/CA victimNew Ad Shows How Catherine Cortez Masto Ignored Pleas for Help From Family Taken Advantage of by Nevada's Guardianship ProgramKoch Ads Return...
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Woman jailed for exploitation of elderly person
A Tunnel Hill woman remained in the Whitfield County jail Thursday afternoon on a $7,500 bond after being charged with exploitation of an elderly person.Wendy Lynn White, 36, of 1318 Shadow Ridge...
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Guardian in controversial case tells court she has conflict of interest
Erie, Pennsylvania VA Medical Centerby Michael Volpe ERIE, Pa., October 22, 2016 — The guardian involved in the controversial guardianship of a former Army Ranger has acknowledged a conflict of...
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Battling Brain Disease: The New Frontier In Treating Alzheimer's Patients
Sometimes when John Chiappetta’s mother makes her much-loved lasagna, she remembers every detail of every step. Other times, if Chiappetta isn’t there to prevent her, she boils the water down to the...
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Woman charged with exploitation of elder
A Floyd County woman was in jail Thursday without bond after being accused of taking financial resources from an elderly Rome resident.According to Floyd County Jail reports:Sheryl Lynn Norris, 38, of...
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Probate office cleared in jury probe
The Elmore County Probate Office was recently cleared by the grand jury of conduct alleged in a report on the office issued by the state’s Examiner of Public Accounts.The report, originally filed on...
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14 Things People Affected by Traumatic Brain Injury Wish Others Understood
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of death and disability in the United States,contributing to about 30 percent of all injury deaths, according to The Center for Disease Control and...
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Prosecutors oppose release of indicted Arkansas ex-judge
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Federal prosecutors oppose the release of a former Arkansas judge until his trial on charges of giving lighter sentences to defendants in exchange for nude photos and sexual acts....
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Supreme Court chief justice tackles guardianship amid complaints
by John PacentiThe complaints emanate from all over the state and, really, the nation: Seniors and others found incapacitated by the courts too often are treated like piggy banks by professional...
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Antidepressant Use Linked to Dementia
The authors of a study published in Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders found that elderly individuals using antidepressants were at significantly higher risk for dementia when compared with...
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2 N.J. adult day care facilities pay $650K to settle Medicaid fraud claims
TRENTON — Two adult day care facilities will pay a combined $650,000 to settle allegations of Medicaid fraud and shoddy record-keeping, state authorities said Tuesday.Broadway Adult Day Care in Fair...
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Woman sentenced to prison for scheme to steal millions from elderly
TRENTON — An Egg Harbor Township woman involved in a scheme to steal millions of dollars from senior citizens was sentenced Friday to three years in state prison, according to the state Attorney...
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Former Illinois Police Officer Charged With Exploitation of a Disabled Person
Former la Grange police officer has been charged in connection with exploitation of a disabled person.Steven C. Kneifel, 47, pleaded not guilty Oct. 17 to the charges of official misconduct, financial...
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A Brownstone and the Bitter Fight to Inherit It
Bill Cornwell and Tom Doyle lived in a brownstone in the West Village for over five decades. They were artists, neighborhood fixtures and committed partners. Their enduring love never seemed to them to...
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