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Arizona Police Release 911 Call
Police on Monday released the 911 call that led to the arrest of an Arizona woman suspected of trying to kill her hospitalized husband by injecting fecal matter into his IV line.The call came Friday...
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Outrage as Three French Teens Film Assault on Disabled Man
Three French teenagers have been detained after they filmed themselves assaulting a young mentally disabled man and posted the footage on Facebook, sparking widespread outrage, a police source said...
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Funds Allegedly Embezzled from "Distinctive Human Services" - a Pennyslvania...
The Social Security Administration is investigating the alleged embezzlement of funds from a Cambria County guardianship agency, which handles the finances of incapacitated people under its...
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A Breach of Trust: Humana Used Obamacare as Club Against Policyholders
A federal class action claims Humana jacked up its health insurance premiums to coincide with Obamacare, while failing to give policy holders a reasonable way to cancel policies.Lead plaintiff Daniel...
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Elder Abuse: One Woman's Story, a National Epidemic
Rosalind “Joy” Walker died without her daughter or grandchildren by her side. The Alzheimer’s patient had been a victim of elder fraud, in which the woman’s attorney, Janet Colton, next-door neighbor...
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Man Accused of Abusing his Bed-ridden Incapacitated Wife Released With Time...
A Martinsburg man who was accused of abusing his bed-ridden wife and attempting to kill her last spring pleaded guilty Monday in Berkeley County Circuit Court to one count of attempted abuse of an...
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New Jersey Asks for Help to Halt Fraud by Guardians
Citing cases of embezzlement by those entrusted with the affairs of elderly and disabled people, the chief justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court called on Wednesday for citizen volunteers to help...
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ABC Action News I-Team's Report Sparks Proposed Changes in Florida...
Weeks after 99-year-old Willi Berchau was released from Florida's Guardianship Program, his story is prompting a local lawmaker to reform the state guardianship law.Florida Sen. Jeff Brandes...
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Violations Costly for Louisville Nursing Homes
After visiting the Masonic Home of Louisville last year, state inspectors discovered five violations that they believed placed residents of the nursing home in "immediate jeopardy." The problems...
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The Right to Live: An International Struggle
As Canada edges toward legalizing euthanasia, France is facing a minefield of its own over the issue, spurred in part by a French court’s recent decision to refuse a wife’s petition to deny her...
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In Minnesota, Abuse Lawsuits Die With the Victims
The sexual and physical assaults of 15 residents in an Albert Lea nursing home in 2008 outraged Minnesotans, led to the criminal convictions of two nurse aides and prompted a change in state law....
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Tonight on T.S. Radio: Dr. Sam Sugar on the status of Florida Guardianship Laws
Dr. Sam Sugar joins us to talk about the progress of his group: Americans Against Abusive Probate Guardianships.Board Certified Internal Medical Specialist, Dr. Sam Sugar will be featured in an...
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Retired Judge Reprimanded
Retired judge Steven S. Unpingco received a formal reprimand from the Supreme Court of Guam following allegations that he acted angrily and aggressively while on the bench.The charges filed against...
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Nurse's Aid Facing Charges for Injuring 100-Year-Old Resident
A local certified nurse aide is facing charges after the Attorney General’s Office says she injured a nursing home resident and failed to seek medical help for her. Sarah Waclawski, 25, of Batavia, is...
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Maine AG Forms Task Force to Combat Financial Elder Abuse
Attorney General Janet Mills announced Friday that her office has launched a new initiative with Legal Services for the Elderly to protect older Mainers from financial abuse.Mills said in a written...
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A 69-Year-Old Man is Still in the Mental Hospital He Entered After Stealing...
In 1971, Franklin H. Frye was accused of stealing a $20 necklace from a woman on the street, and the court found him not guilty by reason of insanity. He was committed to Saint Elizabeths Hospital,...
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Linda Kincaid Reports: California Legislative Hearings on Elder Abuse in...
On Tuesday, February 11, 2014, California legislators will hear testimony on failure of Community Care Licensing (CCL) to enforce regulations and protect residents in residential care facilities for...
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NCOA Offers 5 Ways Congress Can Help Seniors in 2014
With close to one-quarter of voters this November expected to be over age 65, the National Council on Aging (NCOA) suggests five ways Congress can help seniors this year—especially those in greatest...
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Canada Asks the Question: What do You do With the old and Dangerous?
What do you do with a man like Jack Furman? A volunteer selected some 70 years ago to join an elite commando squad: the First Special Service Force. A lad from tiny Fort Macleod, Alta., trained to leap...
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Oregon's 2013 Assisted Suicide Report
Oregon's 2013 assisted suicide statistics have been released. This 2013 annual report is similar to prior years. The preamble implies that the deaths were voluntary (self-administered), but the...
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