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San Francisco prepares to expand conservatorships for homeless people
A state bill would allow courts to appoint a conservator for a person who is chronically homeless and unable to care for themselves due to mental illness or substance use, based on frequent trips to...
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Scranton legal secretary charged with forging checks for $175,950
Kelly MatternSCRANTON — A secretary for a Scranton lawyer faces forgery and theft charges after investigators say she wrote and cashed almost 200 checks from his accounts for $175,950 between 2015 and...
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The Elder Abuse Crisis in Progressive Minnesota
by David HolmburgI’m from Minnesota, and you might call me a loyalist. All my life, I’ve taken pride in the state’s reputation as a citadel of progressivism. It’s produced an impressive roster of...
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NJ Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Bilking Elderly Clients
A New Jersey lawyer has pleaded guilty to fleecing millions of dollars from his elderly clients. Manchester solo Robert Novy, 66, a Brick resident, on July 27 pleaded guilty to first-degree money...
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D.C. Bill Would Ban Assisted Living Communities From Accepting Dementia...
If passed, a local Council bill in Washington, D.C., would ban the 12 assisted living communities in the nation’s capitol from accepting residents who have been diagnosed with dementia or need hospice...
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Stan Lee Drops $1 Billion POW! Lawsuit Amid Legal Turmoil
Stan Lee has dropped a $1 billion lawsuit against POW! Entertainment, in which the Marvel icon claimed he had been duped into signing away the exclusive right to his name.The move comes as turmoil...
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Grant awarded to help elder abuse victims
THREE RIVERS, MI (WTVB) - It was announced at this week’s Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency Board of Health meeting in Three Rivers that the Area Agency on Aging has been awarded a...
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Efforts to prevent elder abuse and exploitation in Arizona
PHOENIX (KSAZ) - Arizona has long been known as a destination for retirees, but that makes more people a potential target for financial exploitation and elder abuse.Nearly 1.5 million seniors are...
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Robert Indiana Lawsuit Paints a Troubling Picture
High profile cases continue to draw attention to the reality of potential elder abuse and exploitation of aging individuals by their caretakers. Most recently, a federal lawsuit filed a little over a...
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New study says rights of Texans being violated, SC allowing guardianship...
AUSTIN - A new study by the Spectrum Institute has determined that the Supreme Court of Texas is allowing the adult guardianship system throughout the to operate in violation of the mandates of the ADA...
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Alzheimers Q&A: Are people with Alzheimer's or dementia at a higher risk for...
According to the National Center on Elder Abuse, elders with dementia are thought to be at a greater risk of abuse and neglect than those of the general elderly population. Elder abuse, the center...
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How Sen. Chuck Grassley is working to protect our nation's elderly
There are more than half a million Iowans age 65 and older, including my wife and me. That’s about 16 percent of the total population in Iowa. Many older Iowans live in assisted care facilities,...
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Where is Ms. Deane? Little old litter lady disappears
OVIEDO, Fla. - One day last month, a DCF worker, a priest, and an attorney showed up at the Tremont Independent Retirement Living facility in Oviedo, Ms. Deane's home for the past several years, and...
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New state laws effective Aug. 1, 2018
The following is a list of select new laws passed during the 2018 legislative session that take effect Aug. 1.Summaries of all laws passed by the 2018 Legislature are available online from nonpartisan...
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Georgia caregiver charged with exploiting elderly Tallahassee victim
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) - A caregiver has been arrested, accused of lying on records to get paid thousands of dollars for work she didn't do.Grace Cooper, 46, of Climax, Georgia, was employed by...
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Grandchild Allegedly Slit Grandmother's Throat After the 81-Year-Old Wet Herself
Brandon SmithAn Arizona grandmother died after her grandchild allegedly slashed her throat, PEOPLE confirms. Brandon Smith, 30, was arrested and booked on a first-degree premeditated murder charge...
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Woman pleads guilty to neglecting, exploiting her mother
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS/WVAH) — Kanawha County prosecutors said a woman pleaded guilty in a case in which she was accused of abandoning her mother for days at a time and spending more than $70,000 of...
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Embattled Contra Costa County judge retires in face of misconduct case, but...
SAN FRANCISCO — A Contra Costa County judge facing discipline for the sixth time told a commission of judges he had retired in June and asked them to clear his name. Judge Bruce C. Mills still took...
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Commentary: Failing Bridget: How bureaucracy harms vulnerable Illinoisans
Two years ago, my aunt became the guardian for an adult with disabilities named Bridget. Bridget’s mother, a lifelong friend, had named my aunt her daughter’s guardian and trustee of her estate before...
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Slemp: An epidemic that no one knows about
Chuck SlempIt’s the biggest epidemic that no one knows about and the crime of the twenty-first century. Statistically, it is likely you will be a victim at some point in the future.What is it? The...
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