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NCEA Newsfeed – Friday, January 25, 2013

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Learn what the Administration on Aging is planning for the Year of Elder Abuse Prevention!

http://www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/AoA_Programs/Elder_Rights/YEAP/index.aspx

Calendar of upcoming elder abuse and neglect events can be found at the bottom of the newsfeed.

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ELDER ABUSE NEWSFEED

1.         NATIONAL, Geri Pal, January 22, 2013
Screening for Elder Abuse and Neglect – the USPSTF Report
http://www.geripal.org/2013/01/screening-for-elder-abuse-and-neglect.html
The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released its updated standards for screening older or physically or mentally dysfunctional adults for abuse and neglect.

2.         CALIFORNIA (Elk Grove), The Examiner, January 18, 2013
Elk Grove woman facing elder abuse charges for bilking Campbell man
http://www.examiner.com/article/elk-grove-woman-facing-elder-abuse-charges-for-bilking-campbell-man
A Northern California woman faces felony charges after she allegedly bilked an elderly Campbell man out of a luxury car and hundreds of thousands of dollars. The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office reported today that the victim was “smitten” with the 30-year-old suspect and invested $200,000 in her fledgling company before buying her a Lexus. Prosecutors say the company actually belonged to the suspect’s boyfriend and that $50,000 of the pilfered money went towards paying off a victim in Nevada where the suspect is also facing criminal charges.

3.         CALIFORNIA (Napa), Napa Valley Register, January 23, 2013
Napa man arrested on suspicion of elder abuse
http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/napa-man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-elder-abuse/article_e8db6cc2-6595-11e2-975f-001a4bcf887a.html
A Napa man is suspected of pushing a wheelchair into the shin of the elderly woman, causing a visible injury, police said. He also allegedly punched a wall heater, causing a dent, and broke the woman’s television by knocking it off its stand, police said. The suspect’s mother is the elderly woman’s caretaker.

4.         CALIFORNIA (Napa), Napa Valley Patch, January 23, 2013
Elder Abuse for “Several Days” Alleged in Napa Man’s Arrest
http://napavalley.patch.com/articles/elder-abuse-for-several-days-alleged-in-napa-man-s-arrest
An elderly woman called reported to police that a man had been physically and mentally abusive towards her over the past several days. She claims that the suspect punched a wall heater causing a dent and broke her television by knocking it off its stand onto the ground. She also said that the suspect had intentionally pushed a wheelchair into her shin causing a visible injury.

5.         MINNESOTA (Chisago County), Chisago County Press, January 24, 2013
Man sentenced for financial exploitation of 88 year-old father
http://www.chisagocountypress.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=17431
A man facing 12 counts for financially exploiting a vulnerable senior citizen has been sentenced following his guilty plea on two felony counts, with the remaining 10 counts dismissed. District Judge Todd Schoffelman sent Jeffrey Peter Pohl to county jail for a year. An 18-month prison sentence was stayed as long as Pohl can meet court conditions imposed for 10 years and provide restitution of $118,575. Among the stipulations, Pohl must not engage in gambling or enter a gambling establishment. He must not enter into certain contracts or provide financial advice to others. 

6.         MISSOURI (Maryland Heights), St. Louis Post-Dispatch, January 22, 2013
Dementia patient scammed; man charged
http://www.stltoday.com/news/state-and-regional/missouri/dementia-patient-scammed-man-charged/article_eb8388b9-66f7-5ac5-86a7-222bc57a20ce.html
A St. Louis-area man is facing charges for allegedly scamming an elderly dementia patient out of thousands of dollars. Maryland Heights police say the 88-year-old victim is a widow who lives alone and suffers from senile dementia. Relatives became suspicious when they noticed her car was missing, though it was later found. They began looking through financial papers and realized she had written several checks to the suspect for various home chores.

7.         MISSOURI (Maryland Heights), KMOV, January 22, 2013
Police: Man exploited elderly woman with dementia
http://www.kmov.com/home/Police-man-exploited-elderly-woman-with-dementia--187980911.html
A St. Peters man is behind bars, accused of scamming an elderly woman out of thousands of dollars. The 38-year-old suspect is charged with financial exploitation of the elderly or disabled. Police say the suspect charged the victim hundreds of dollars for simple chores, saying the victim paid the man $325 to $400 to wash dishes.

8.         INTERNATIONAL (Dublin, Ireland), Independent.ie, January 22, 2013
Elder abuse on the rise as OAPs targeted for theft and deception
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/elder-abuse-on-the-rise-as-oaps-targeted-for-theft-and-deception-3361580.html
Elder abuse officers in the Health Service Executive (HSE) are receiving a marked increase in reports of older people being financially exploited. More than one in five of all 1,850 reports of elder abuse made in the first eight months of 2012 involved some form of financial deception, the Irish Independent has learned.

ABUSE OF ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES

1.         CALIFORNIA (Vista), Fox 5 San Diego, January 20, 2013
Beating of disabled man has community outraged
http://fox5sandiego.com/2013/01/20/beating-of-disabled-man-has-community-outraged/#axzz2Iwkj3Vj3
Dozens gathered in North County Saturday lashing out against the San Diego Sheriff’s Department claiming that an assault on a disabled man by a deputy was racially motivated.

2.         GEORGIA (DeKalb County, AJC, January 17, 2013
DeKalb woman found guilty of exploiting disabled patients
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/dekalb-woman-found-guilty-of-exploiting-disabled-p/nTzh9/
A DeKalb County woman was found guilty Wednesday of abusing and exploiting disabled patients. Bobbie Ward was convicted on 21 of the 25 counts against her, the DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office said.

3.         MARYLAND (Baltimore), ABC2 News, January 22, 2013
Woman who stole from disabled captured
http://www.abc2news.com/dpp/news/crime_checker/baltimore_city_crime/woman-who-stole-from-disabled-captured
A woman convicted of stealing from a man with intellectual disabilities has violated her probation and sentenced to finish the rest of her original prison term. Janet Gilmore was sentenced to nearly 7 years in prison for failing to fulfill the terms of her probation, which she received for teaming up with her boyfriend to steal more than $150,000 from a man with an intellectual disability. 

4.         MICHIGAN (Detroit), FBI, January 22, 2013
Abuse of Trust: Mentally Disabled Used to Scam Government
http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2013/january/mentally-disabled-used-to-scam-government/mentally-disabled-used-to-scam-government
Earlier this month, Dr. Alphonso Berry and two criminal colleagues—a married couple named Marcus and Beth Jenkins—pled guilty to defrauding the government by submitting more than $13.2 million worth of phony claims to Medicare over a seven-year period for group and individual psychotherapy sessions for severely mentally disabled adults that were never provided.

5.         PENNSYLVANIA (Philadelphia), CNN, January 23, 2013
Hate crimes alleged in holding of captives in Philly boiler room
http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/23/justice/pennsylvania-disabled-chained/index.html
Four adults imprisoned in a dark Philadelphia boiler room, beaten and underfed, were confined like zoo animals, federal prosecutors said Wednesday in announcing a 196-count indictment against their alleged captors. The litany of federal charges against the alleged ringleader and her posse includes the first hate crime case of its kind -- the victims were mentally and physically disabled, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.

6.         PENNSYLVANIA (Philadelphia), Dispatch.com, January 24, 2013
Woman abused disabled, police say
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/national_world/2013/01/24/woman-abused-disabled-police-say.html
Federal prosecutors yesterday combined racketeering, murder and what they said were unprecedented hate-crime charges in a vast indictment against the woman accused of imprisoning mentally disabled adults in a basement so she could steal their benefit checks.

7.         PENNSYLVANIA (Philadelphia), Los Angeles Times, January 23, 2013
Feds charge 5 with hate crimes for allegedly imprisoning disabled
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-feds-charge-5-with-hate-crimes-for-imprisoning-disabled--20130123,0,7825764.story
The federal government for the first time has used its hate crime laws to bring charges against five people who allegedly imprisoned mentally disabled people in subhuman conditions as part of a scheme to steal their Social Security benefits. A group of five suspects is accused of holding at least four mentally disabled people in virtual bondage, depriving them of food and medical attention as they were moved among Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Florida. Two people died as a result of the imprisonment aimed at funneling $212,000 in federal funds to one of the suspects, prosecutors allege.

8.         UTAH (Salt Lake City), ABC 4, January 22, 2013
Father charged with trying to kill disabled son
http://www.abc4.com/content/news/slc/story/Father-charged-with-trying-to-kill-disabled-son/H6tEg67lMUm8qrQ89G9Ggg.cspx
A father is in jail after police say he tried to kill his mentally handicapped son. He is being charged with second degree felony attempted murder. Police say that there was an argument at the home on Christmas day, and the father gave his son 10 Trazadone pills. The father then tried to take his own life by taking 10 Trazadone pills plus 5 Temazepam pills mixed with Nyquil. When he allegedly botched the murder-suicide he drove himself and his son to the hospital.

RELATED ISSUES

1.         ARIZONA (Glendale), ABC15, January 24, 2013
Glendale police looking for missing 68-year-old with dementia

http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/region_west_valley/glendale/glendale-police-looking-for-missing-68-year-old-with-dementia
The Glendale Police Department is asking for the public’s help to find a missing adult with dementia. Police say 68-year-old Wilfrido Moncayo-Cisneros was last seen Wednesday at a Walmart on 95th Avenue and Camelback Road. Wilfrido suffers from a form of dementia and is on medication for his condition. The 68-year-old is described as 5 feet 1 inch tall, weighing 135 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes and a full beard.

2.         OREGON (Portland), KPTV, January 23, 2013
Man with severe dementia missing in Cedar Hills area
http://www.kptv.com/story/20653637/searchers-looking-for-missing-man-with-severe-dementia
Investigators are searching for a missing man with severe dementia. Brant Koller, 69, was last seen at 2785 SW Roxbury Ave. in Portland around 5 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Washington County Sheriff's Office. Staff at his adult care home reported he walked away and they were unable to find him.

3.         INTERNATIONAL (Vancouver, Canada), The Province, January 23, 2013
Missing elderly man with dementia found early Wednesday
http://www.theprovince.com/news/Missing+elderly+with+dementia+found+early+Wednesday/7857946/story.html
An elderly man with dementia who disappeared Tuesday afternoon was found early Wednesday. He had fallen and was taken to the hospital as a precaution. His injuries are believed to be minor.

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Funding Opportunities:

• February 15, 2013/May 1, 2013
  • The American Bar Association has announced a further round of grants to be made in 2013 that will promote and support innovation in the delivery of civil legal aid.  These grants will go to the state Access to Justice Commissions.  The grants will fund projects in seven critical areas of innovation: expanding limited scope representation and other models for affordable services; improving language access and eliminating implicit cultural bias; employing public libraries as point of access for legal aid; enhancing fundraising outside the legal community; creating partnerships with health care and social services providers, government agencies and other new partners; preserving access for low-income people as courts implement e-filing; and increasing web-based delivery of pro bono services for self-represented litigants.  Eligible entities are state Access to Justice Commissions, which are formal entities that bring together the highest level of the state's courts, organized bar, and other stakeholders to support the expansion of access to civil justice for low income and disadvantaged people.  Applications for Grants to Promote the Creation of new Access to Justice Commissions are due by February 15, 2013; applications for Innovation Grants are due on May 1, 2013.
  • Information: www.ATJsupport.org under “grants.” For additional information contact Bob Echols, State Support Consultant, ABA Resource Center for Access to Justice Initiatives, Robert.Echols@comcast.net

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Upcoming Elder Abuse Conferences/Training Events (in chronological order):

·      The Nursing Network on Violence Against Women, International (NNVAWI) Conference call for abstracts is open! The submission deadline is January 31, 2013. For more information: http://www.nnvawi.org/showNewsItem.cfm?newsID=123

·       The Alzheimer’s Association is accepting proposals for their international conferences until February 4, 2013.  Submit proposals here: http://www.alz.org/aaic/care/dementia-care-posters.asp. The conference, titled “Dementia Care @AAIC: Translating Research to Practice” will be in Boston, Massachusetts from July 13-18, 2013. Learn more here: http://www.alz.org/aaic/

·       The National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners (NCCDP) released their famous 2012 Tool Kit on dementia education on November 1, 2012. http://www.nccdp.org/staff-education-week.htm For the fifth year, they will host Alzheimer’s and Dementia Staff Education Week February 14-21, 2013

·      The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is hosting an Elder Maltreatment Symposium to solicit input on Measure #181 Elder Maltreatment Screen on March 8, 2013 online and at their headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland. Register and find more information here: http://www.usqualitymeasures.org/Community-Engagement/Symposium.aspx

·      Registration is now open for the 2013 Aging in America Conference, presented by the American Society on Aging. The conference will take place from March 12-16, 2013 in Chicago, IL. For more information: http://www.asaging.org/aia

·       The 13^th Annual International Family Justice Center Conference will be held in Ft. Worth, Texas from April 16-18, 2013 at the Worthington Renaissance Forth Worth Hotel. For more information: http://www.familyjusticecenter.org/training-main/annual-conference.html  

·       The Academy on Violence and Abuse (AVA) 2013 Scientific Conference will be called “Addressing Violence and Abuse in the Changing Healthcare Environment,” and will take place on April 18-20 in Minneapolis, MN at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and Suites. For more information: http://avahealth.nonprofitoffice.com/vertical/sites/%7B75FA0828-D713-4580-A29D-257F315BB94F%7D/uploads/avabrochure_P20.pdf  

·       The 6^th Annual Forensic Investigations Conference to be held from May 15-17, 2013 at the Kansas City Convention Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Seminars will focus on a broad array of emerging forensic practices, in sexual assault, interpersonal violence, child and elder abuse in both an urban and rural environment. For more information https://www.saintlukeshealthsystem.org/event/forensic-conference-1

·       Changing Aging, The Florida Conference on Aging will be held on August 12-14, 2013 and will be themed, “Aging: New Game – New Rules”
For more information: http://www.fcoa.org/conference.html

An archived collection of previous newsfeeds is available here:
http://nceagov.posterous.com/

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