Hospital "Observation Stays" Scrutinized by Senate Aging Committee
A Senate panel Wednesday highlighted instances in which Medicare patients got stuck with thousands of dollars in bills because their hospital stays were less than three days, the standard for Medicare...
View ArticleLas Vegas "Guardian" Jared E. Shafer Sued for "Embezzling" $420,000.00 from...
“Shafer and the other Defendants herein are responsible for embezzling, taking under wrongful pretenses and otherwise fraudulently or wrongfully diminishing the value of Olvera’s and the Trust’s assets...
View ArticleMan Charged With Felony Financial Exploitation
A Rochester man faces multiple felonies after authorities say he spent nearly $80,000 of his mother's money without her permission.Terry Joe Ruesink, 57, was charged by summons in Olmsted County...
View ArticleTexas Disabilities Issues Forum (TDIF) September 24, 2014
WhatDVAP, ADAPT, The Arc of Texas, Texas Parent to Parent, and CTD are coordinating with a wide range of groups and individuals to host the Texas Disabilities Issues Forum (TxDIF). The Forum is an...
View ArticleDoctor Accused of Vastly Overprescribing Antipsychotic to Nursing Home...
A Chicago psychiatrist has been stripped of his medical license over charges that he received kickbacks and overprescribed antipsychotic drug clozapine to nursing home residents.An official with the...
View ArticleCircuit Judge Mike Maggio Cuts Deal on Judicial Ethics Probe
Judge Mike MaggioCircuit Judge Mike Maggio of Conway, who continues to draw more than $140,371 a year pay while not hearing any cases since the beginning of an ethics probe, has agreed to a settlement...
View ArticleDrugs That May Cause Memory Loss
Most people are familiar with at least some of the things that can impair memory, including alcohol and drug abuse, heavy cigarette smoking, head injuries, stroke, sleep deprivation, severe stress,...
View ArticleJudge Calls Jared E. Shafer's Libel Suit "Acrimonious" and "Contemptuous"
Clark County District Court Judge David Barker on August 12, ordered all parties in a two year long libel lawsuit to resolve their differences in Court-Mandated Mediation. He stayed all other...
View ArticleKidnapped by Probate Court
This could have been Sheri on the cover, if it hadn't been for the conspiracy to commit fraud on the Probate Court and to kidnap Sheri from her lawfully appointed guardian for the de-facto purpose of...
View ArticleFour Reasons Why States Need to Stop Inspecting Nursing Homes
John O'ConnorFor as anyone who runs a facility in more than one state can tell you, the one thing that is consistent about the current survey process is its inconsistency. That reality can be traced to...
View ArticleInappropriate Use of Psychotropic Drugs Lands Former DoN in Prison, Others...
The use of psychotropic drugs in long-term care is a significant issue that every facility deals with. This article examines a highly unusual case and also suggests what nursing facilities can expect...
View ArticleColorado Editorial: Judicial Evaluations Need Serious Reform
Colorado's current judicial system must be improved to ensure that all Coloradans obtain the due process they deserve.Over the last 10 years, the state judicial discipline commission has dismissed 97...
View ArticleLawyer Discipline in New York is "Seriously Deficient" Says NYU Law Professor...
New York’s system for disciplining lawyers is shrouded in secrecy and riddled with inconsistency, according to a new paper by a leading legal ethics expert. “A study of all lawyer discipline cases in...
View ArticleJulie Ferguson (FL) on The Nilon Report
Julie Ferguson guests on The Nilon Report and tells her personal story of her Mom and guardianship abuse. LISTEN to the archive of "The Nilon Report: Julie Ferguson"See Also:Facebook: Keep Marise in...
View ArticleCA: More Inspections of Medicare Hospice Programs Demanded by New House Bill
Just before the House of Representatives slammed the door shut to go on their August recess, a bi-partisan bill was introduced that will require “more timely” surveys of Medicare-certified hospice care...
View ArticleAttorney James Kincheloe Jr Gets Six Years for Embezzling From Elderly Woman
A Fairfax County attorney was sentenced to six years in prison Thursday for embezzling nearly $500,000 while he was entrusted to care for an elderly woman and her estate, according to the Virginia...
View ArticleElder Abuse Systemic Failure in San Bernardino County, CA
A woman with Alzheimer’s disease was taken from her home and hidden from family. She was isolated in an assisted living facility for 15 months. She was forced to sleep on a mattress on the floor for 18...
View ArticleT.S. Radio Tonight: Reporter Kelly O'Meara on the Forced Use of Psychotropic...
Kelly O'Meara joins us at 7:30 pm CSTWhat happens in CPS is quickly adapted to APSCCHR Applauds Judge for Upholding Detroit Mother Maryanne Godboldo’s Right to Protect Daughter from Forced Drugging It...
View ArticleFlorida Woman Arrested for Financially Exploiting Elderly and Disabled Mother...
Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU), the Florida Department of Corrections Probation Division and the Tampa Police Department today arrested Rosalinda Rivera for...
View ArticleSaving Susie - An Elder Abuse Horror Story
This book is an eye opening expose of Elder Abuse in America today, by Nancy Richmond.READ the book free online
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