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NCEA Newsfeed – Tuesday, October 2, 2012

The newsfeed includes articles and stories related to abuse of elders and adults with disabilities.  Articles related to elders appear in the top half of the newsfeed.  Articles related to abuse of adults with disabilities appear towards the bottom.  To subscribe to the NCEA listserv, please send an email with your name, occupation, your organization/agency name, city and state, and a statement about your professional interest or expertise in elder abuse to NCEA@UCI.edu.  Like us on Facebook!

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

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ELDER ABUSE NEWSFEED

1.            ALABAMA (Northport), AL.com, September 28, 2012
Northport man charged with murder, abuse and neglect in death of elderly mother
http://blog.al.com/tuscaloosa/2012/09/northport_man_charged_with_mur.html
A Northport man was arrested after being indicted on charges including murder that stem from his elderly mother’s death in September 2011. He is accused of not giving appropriate physical care to his mother and misappropriating her assets as her caregiver. He was indicted on charges of murder, manslaughter, abuse and neglect of an elder and exploitation of assets by the Tuscaloosa County Grand Jury following an investigation by the Northport Criminal Investigation Division with assistance from the Tuscaloosa County Homicide Unit.

2.            CALIFORNIA (Costa Mesa), OC Weekly, September 28, 2012
Ciprian Patrulescu and Paul G. Patrulescu in Court for Allegedly Beating 83 y.o. Woman
http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/2012/09/ciprian_patrulescu_paul_g_patr.php
Two men face a felony count each of inflicting injury on an elder adult after a witness says they assaulted an 83-year-old homeless woman at a bus stop at 4am Saturday morning. The initial police report stated that the two men had been drinking, and became agitated at the 83-year-old for refusing to eat with them.

3.            CALIFORNIA (San Francisco), SF Weekly, October 2, 2012
Learn How Not to Fall Victim to That Weird Chinese Ghost Scam
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2012/10/learn_how_not_to_fall_victim_t.php
The San Francisco District Attorney’s Office is hosting a community forum with the San Francisco Police Department and Adult Protective Services where they’ll educate seniors on how to protect themselves from commons financial scams in the area.  

4.            CONNECTICUT (Hartford), The CT Mirror, October 2, 2012
Blumenthal, advocates for elderly target ‘chemical restraint’ abuse at care facilities
http://www.ctmirror.org/story/17625/blumenthal-advocates-elderly-target-chemical-restraint-abuse-care-facilities
Calling it a form of chemical restraint, Sen. Richard Blumenthal and advocates for the elderly Tuesday blasted the practice of prescribing antipsychotic drugs for dementia patients in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities. This type of "off-label" use has not been approved by the FDA. These drugs can cause excessive sedation and unresponsiveness and can increase the risk of stroke and death in fragile, elderly patients, Blumenthal said.

5.            CONNECTICUT (Hartford), CT News Junkie, October 2, 2012
Blumenthal Seeks to Curb Off-Label Drug Use
http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/archives/entry/blumenthal_seeks_to_curb_off-label_drug_use
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal was in Hartford on Tuesday to highlight efforts to crack down on a form of elderly abuse involving the over-prescribing of antipsychotic meds to dementia patients. Although he noted off-label prescribing is not an illegal practice, Blumenthal said it’s often dangerous and even deadly when it’s used as a first response to agitated dementia patients.

6.            ILLINOIS (Naperville), Glen Ellyn Patch, October 1, 2012
Court Watch: Woman Gets Probation in Elder Abuse Case
http://glenellyn.patch.com/articles/court-watch-woman-gets-probation-in-elder-abuse-case
A woman has been placed on 30 months of probation after her conviction on a charge neglecting her 82-year-old mother from Naperville in 2009. She pled guilty in June to criminal neglect of an elderly person for failing to provide hygienic care. In addition to her probation, the woman will perform 100 hours of community service, undergo a psychological evaluation and pay $2,450 in fines.

7.            LOUISIANA (Mandeville), The St. Tammany News, September 30, 2012
SALT Council looking to educate law enforcement officers
http://www.thesttammanynews.com/news/article_1a934456-0a6a-11e2-a46a-001a4bcf887a.html
The SALT Council seeks to educate law enforcement members regarding identifying and addressing abuse against senior citizens. The council requests assistance from government and non-government organizations, for both financial and public support for a program offered through the National Clearinghouse for Abuse in Later Life.

8.            MISSISSIPPI (Greenwood), Sacramento Bee, October 1, 2012
Ex-employee of nursing home indicted in Greenwood
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/10/01/4870353/ex-employee-of-nursing-home-indicted.html
A Leflore County grand jury has indicted a former employee at Golden Age Nursing Home in Greenwood on seven counts of illegally obtaining drugs while on duty. The woman is accused of taking painkillers from residents.

9.            MISSOURI (Kahoka), Quincy Herald-Whig, September 28, 2012
Rural Kahoka woman found guilty of elder abuse in case involving her mother
http://www.whig.com/story/19669627/rural-kakoha-woman-found-guilty-of-elder-abuse-in-case-involving-her-mother
A rural Kahoka woman was found guilty of elder abuse in the first degree after a five-day trial. The woman could spend between 10 to 30 years in the Department of Corrections after she was found to have neglected her elderly mother. The home where the woman cared for her elderly mother did not have a working shower or toilet, and was found to have about 40 animals inside. Conditions were filthy, and the woman’s mother had to have her left leg amputated because of infection, due in part from a rat chewing at her foot.

10.          NEW YORK (White Plains), Westchester.com, October 2, 2012
Westchester DA Talks About Elder Abuse
http://www.westchester.com/news/westchesternews/crime/17191-westchester-da-talks-about-elder-abuse.html
The Westchester DA released a statement in an effort to educate the public about elder abuse in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

11.          OKLAHOMA (Tulsa), SF Gate, September 29, 2012
Tulsa nursing home to close, will be sold
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Tulsa-nursing-home-to-close-will-be-sold-3905242.php
A Tulsa nursing home cited for more than 40 violations during inspections in 2010 and 2011 (including failure to protect residents from abuse, failure to provide pain medications and other treatments as ordered, failure to adequately treat bed sores, failure to provide sufficient staffing and failure to provide supervision to prevent accidents) has moved all its patients to different facilities and plans to sell the home.

12.          VERMONT (Bennington), Bennington Banner, October 2, 2012
Vets Home nurse pleads not guilty
http://www.benningtonbanner.com/ci_21676061/vets-home-nurse-pleads-not-guilty
A nurse at the Vermont Veterans Home who has been accused of striking a resident there pleaded not guilty Monday to felony charges in Bennington Superior Court Criminal Division.

13.          WASHINGTON, D.C., Washington Post, September 27, 2012
D.C. agency fails elderly and disabled adults in need, inspector general says
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-agency-fails-elderly-and-disabled-adults-in-need-report-says/2012/09/27/eeb3ba0c-08cd-11e2-a10c-fa5a255a9258_story.html
The District agency responsible for investigating abuse and neglect of elderly and disabled adults is vowing to reform its policies and procedures after a withering report that said it has failed to protect its vulnerable charges.

14.          INTERNATIONAL (Hohoe, Ghana), Ghana News Agency, October 2, 2012
Victims of Witches Camps Could be Sufferers of Dementia
http://www.ghananewsagency.org/details/Social/Victims-of-Witches-Camps-Could-be-Sufferers-of-Dementia---Executive-Director/?ci=4&ai=49988#.UGuKvJjW7Sg
The Executive Director of Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders Association of Ghana (ARDAG) said that victims of witches and faith-based camps in the country could be suffering from a medical condition referred to as Dementia. She aims to educate people about dementia so that sufferers can receive proper care.

15.          INTERNATIONAL (New Delhi, India), Health.India.com, October 1, 2012
56% elderly abused by their sons
http://health.india.com/diseases-conditions/56-elderly-abused-by-their-sons/
According to a recent survey, a large percentage of India’s elderly face abuse from their sons, rather than daughters-in-law, with financial dependence being one of the main reasons for neglect and abuse.

16.          INTERNATIONAL (New Delhi, India), India Blooms, October 1, 2012
One out of three elders faces abuse: Pranab
http://www.indiablooms.com/NewsDetailsPage/2012/newsDetails011012p.php
In honor of International Day of Older Persons, President Pranab Mukherjee addressed a crowd on the topic of elder justice, saying that youth must ensure that elders live a life of dignity.

ABUSE OF ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES

1.            FLORIDA (Tampa), Bloomberg, October 2, 2012
Brain Center Stymied Abuse Investigators, Lawsuit Claims
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-03/brain-center-stymied-abuse-investigators-lawsuit-claims.html
Florida’s federally-designated disability rights advocacy group sued one of the country’s largest brain-injury centers, alleging the facility is blocking its efforts to probe complaints of recent patient mistreatment. The Florida Institute for Neurologic Rehabilitation prevented an investigator from interviewing witnesses and from visiting locations on campus where alleged abuse occurred, according to the lawsuit, filed by Disability Rights Florida in U.S. District Court in Tampa.

RELATED ISSUES

1.            NEW YORK (New York City), New York Daily News, October 1, 2012
Probe launched into how woman with severe dementia wandered off Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx/probe-launched-woman-dementia-wandered-bronx-hospital-article-1.1172284
A woman with severe dementia was supposed to be on round-the-clock observation when she was able to wander away from a New York City hospital. She was found 5 hours later with several bruises after an apparent fall or beating.

2.            NEW YORK (New York City), SF Gate, October 1, 2012
Son: Dementia patient 2 miles from NYC hospital
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Son-Dementia-patient-2-miles-from-NYC-hospital-3908533.php
The son of a dementia patient says she walked out of a Bronx hospital and was found two miles away, with severe bruises. The patient’s son told the Daily News that his mother was supposed to be under constant watch, but Montefiore Medical Center informed him that a surveillance camera caught her leaving unsupervised.

3.            INTERNATIONAL (Vancouver, Canada), Vancouver Sun, October 2, 2012
Elderly man with dementia goes missing in Vancouver, is found in Langley
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Elderly+with+dementia+goes+missing+Vancouver/7328438/story.html
A 92-year-old man with dementia was found safe in Langley at a bus stop after wandering from his home in East Vancouver.

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Funding Opportunities:

• The Marisla Foundation focuses on supporting women's programs dealing with homelessness, substance abuse, domestic violence and vocational training.  The objective of the Marisla Foundation's Human Services Program is to assist women, primarily regarding their physical, mental and financial health.  Giving is national in focus, but the Marisla Foundation shows preference for California funding.  Last year, the Foundation distributed $36 million in grants.  Funding is limited to nonprofits. 
  For more information: https://online.foundationsource.com/public/home/marisla Deadline: October 15, 2012

• The Johnson Controls Foundation announced program grants to support education, health and hospitals, community funds, social services, including aid to the handicapped, care of children, and the aged; and civic, arts, and cultural organizations.  Johnson Controls tends to focus in areas where they have a presence, but will fund on a national basis. Extra consideration is given to organizations or institutions in which Johnson Controls employees are involved and are contributing their time and/or money.  Funds can be applied to annual campaigns, building/renovation (bricks and mortar), capital campaigns, continuing support, emergency funds employee matching gifts, employee-related scholarships, general/operating support, matching/challenge support, and seed money.  The Foundation distributed $6.7 million in grants in 2011.  Funding is limited to nonprofits.
  For more information:  http://www2.johnsoncontrols.com/CorpValues/foundation.htm#foundation  Rolling Deadline

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

●    The 19th Annual New York State Adult Abuse Training Institute will be held October 2-4, 2012, Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, Albany , New York . This year’s theme is Broken Trust: How to Recognize and Respond to Financial Exploitation. Oct 2 : Financial Exploitation Summit. More information:http://www.compassionandsupport.org/pdfs/news/10212-AATIConf.pdf

●    2012 NAPSA Conference: Ending Adult Abuse: On the Horizon? (October 16-18).  This event in Phoenix, Arizona will be followed by the 3rd Annual Elder Financial Exploitation Summit on October 19, 2012. http://www.apsnetwork.org/Training/conference2012.htm  Email info@apsnetwork.org for more information.  Visit the NCEA booth at the NAPSA conference!

·         Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving, 25th Annual National Summit, Enabling Caring Communities: Promoting Evidence-Based Programs Across the Lifespan, October 24-25, 2012, Georgia Southwestern State University, Americus, GA  For more information go to : http://www.rosalynncarter.org/  

·       The New Mexico 20^th Annual Adult Abuse Conference will be held in Albuquerque, NM on October 25 and 26. For conference information contact Agapito Silva at agapito.silva@state.nm.us, or 505-841-4550.

·       American Public Health Association’s 140^th Annual Meeting and Exposition, October 27-31, 2012 in San Francisco, California. The theme this year is Prevention and Wellness Across the Life Span. For details, visit: http://www.apha.org/meetings/AnnualMeeting/   Visit the NCEA booth at the APHA conference!

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

·       The International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies is having its 28th Annual Meeting November 1-3 at the JW Marriott in Los Angeles, CA at L.A. Live. The theme this year will be Beyond Boundaries: Innovations to Expand Services and Tailor Traumatic Stress Treatments
http://www.istss.org/Home1.htm

·       The 29^th Annual Adult Protective Services Conference in San Antonio, Texas will take place November 13-16^th. The conference has attracted people from almost every state in the U.S., as well as attendees from Japan, Canada, England, Australia, and Mexico. http://www.dfps.state.tx.us/Adult_Protection/Adult_Protective_Services_Conference/default.asp

·       The Gerontological Society of America’s Sixty-Fifth Annual Scientific Meeting, Charting Frontiers in Aging, will take place from November 14-18, 2012, in San Diego, California. For details, visit: http://www.geron.org/annual-meeting

·         California District Attorneys Association 2012 National Elder Abuse Symposium (December 4-7, 2012) Guest speakers to include Paul Greenwood, San Diego County Deputy District Attorney, Bob Nichols, Retired Marin County Deputy District Attorney, and many more. http://www.cdaa.org/training/seminar-conference-registration?regevent_action=register&event_id=35

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

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