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Indiana: Grant Will Help Guardianship Program Stay Alive
Reid Hospital officials saw a need in the community this week and filled it.Through the hospital's Reid Community Benefit Grant Program, officials donated $48,500 to Achieva Resources for its Adult...
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Linda Kincaid Reports: Elder Abuse by Scott Phipps: Victim Denied Contact...
Elder rights advocates across the country are concerned about elder Abuse in Oakland, CA. Conservator Scott Phipps of Phisco Fiduciary is responsible for unlawful isolation of his conservatee, Elinor...
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Financial Abuse by Profiteering Guardians Awaits Boomers and Heirs
In May 2008, Larry Mills filed in Texas to become legal guardian of his then 80-year-old mother, Willie Joe Mills, who’d had a stroke. But by July 2009, Judge William McCulloch in a Harris County...
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Could a Caregiver Corps Solve the Caregiving Shortage?
A recent report from AARP found that we are on the verge of facing a major caregiver shortage in the not-so-distant future. According to their report, in 2010, there were "more than 7 potential...
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Virginia: Senior Guardianship Regulations at Issue in the Courts
Arcadius Hakim, 94, of Bailey’s Crossroads served in the U.S. Navy and later became an ear, nose and throat physician, practicing for nearly 50 years and amassing a pretty hefty nest egg. But when he...
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Linda Kincaid Reports: Elder Abuse Hearing: Alameda County Bailiff Says He...
On September 12, 2014, this Examiner attended a hearing on the Conservatorship of Elinor Frerichs in the Berkley, CA courthouse. Prior to the hearing, Judge Sandra K. Bean approved and signed the Order...
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Senator Susan Collins Honored for Her Work for Alzheimer's
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins was honored by Women Against Alzheimer's, a national nonprofit organization that advocates for policies to help fight and find a cure for the disease.The "Out of the Shadows"...
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Bond Set for Caretaker Charged With Financial Exploitation of Illinois Woman...
Multiple felony charges have been filed against a Chicago woman accused of stealing from two DuPage County women, one of which was a Winfield woman confined to hospice care in her home, according to a...
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Northshore Live: Coopers Corner - Ken Ditkowsky
Source:Northshore Live: Cooper's Corner - Ken Ditkowsky, August 7, 2014
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Santa Clara County Public Guardian, Don Moody, Escorted Out of Building
A high-ranking Santa Clara County official was placed on paid leave Thursday in the wake of a report that pointed to widespread dysfunction under his watch.Don Moody, the public...
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Woman Sentenced to 6-Years for Financial Exploitation of Senior With Memory Loss
A Murphysboro woman has been sentenced to 6 years in prison for financially taking advantage of a senior citizen.Celeste A. Locke, 49, pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of financial exploitation of...
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Finding Humane Care at the End of Life
As the story of Joseph Andrey's last months shows, many Americans will end their lives in surroundings that only add to their misery. Those who hoped to die in their own beds are often forced into...
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Fighting to Honor a Father's Last Wish: To Die at Home
Joseph Andrey was 5 years old in 1927 when his impoverished mother sold him to the manager of a popular vaudeville act. He was 91 last year when he told the story again, propped in a wheelchair in the...
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TX Pastor David DeFor Sentenced for Bilking Elderly Woman
An Austin pastor accused of bilking an 82-year-old woman with dementia out of more than $40,000 has been ordered to pay $17,000 restitution and placed on 10 years probation. The Rev. David Vernon DeFor...
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New Study Shows Some 'Vegetative' Patients are Mentally Active
Patients in what doctors call a “persistent vegetative state” may be much more aware of their surroundings than previously believed, according to a new study from the University of Western Ontario.The...
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Woman Jailed Over Probate Court Case Wins Appeal
A woman who spent several days in jail in 2013 stemming from a guardianship case in Stark County Probate Court has won her appeal. The 5th District Court of Appeals last month reversed a ruling by...
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From "Best of People & Places 2014"
Politician Most Likely to Sell Grandma to the Highest BidderCritic’s choice: Tarrant County Judge Steve KingTarrant County Judge Pat Ferchill isn’t the only jurist abusing his position to suck elderly...
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Tonight on T.S. Radio: Christine Porter from Clear the Bench Arizona
Christine Porter from CLEAR THE BENCH ARIZONA joins the show at 7:30 pm CST to talk about the formation of this group and its mission. MISSION STATEMENT: Toward the end that the Arizona judiciary...
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Man and His Mother Charged with FInancial Exploitation
Ramona man and his mother were charged in Washington County District Court with financial exploitation of an elderly person.Tracy Darin Turner, 44, and Ann Marie Turner, 69, of Missouri, appeared...
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Assisted Living Workers Charged with Exploiting Elderly Man
Two assisted living employees were charged with exploiting an 88-year-old Mebane man.Carol Elaine Cofery, 38, was charged with exploitation of a disabled or elder adult through a position of trust or...
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