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NCEA Newsfeed – Monday, October 22, 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.         CALIFORNIA (Moorpark), ABC News, October 22, 2012
Man accused of trying to rape elderly woman in Moorpark
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/ventura_county&id=8855489
A 40-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempting to rape an elderly woman. He fled the scene before authorities arrived, but was eventually found and arrested, and held on $1 million bail. The suspect has been charged with attempted forcible rape and elder abuse

2.         CALIFORNIA (Moorpark), Moorpark Patch, October 18, 2012
Police Arrest Moorpark Man for Suspicion of Attempted Rape
http://moorpark.patch.com/articles/police-arrest-moorpark-man-for-suspicion-of-attempted-rape
Detectives from the Moorpark Police Station arrested a 40-year-old man in Simi Valley Thursday for suspicion of attempted rape and elder abuse. The suspect, who knows the victim, allegedly forced the victim into a residence and attempted to rape her before fleeing the scene.

3.         CALIFORNIA (Porterville), Visalia Times-Delta, October 18, 2012
Porterville man held on suspicion of elder abuse
http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/article/20121019/NEWS01/310190027/Porterville-man-held-suspicion-elder-abuse?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFrontpage%7Cs
Porterville police say a man assaulted his mother, who ended up in the hospital. Adult Protective services confirmed the assault allegations, reporting the instance to the police. The suspect was booked on suspicion of elder abuse.

4.         CONNECTICUT (Hartford), CT Post, October 21, 2012
Background check for nursing home applicants a year away
http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Background-check-for-nursing-home-applicants-a-3969236.php
It could be almost a year until the state launches a new system of criminal background checks on applicants to nursing homes. The program still is not online, and the state's federal grant funding for the project was extended until next September

5.         ILLINOIS (Springfield), Belleville News Democrat, October 19, 2012
Quinn wants new agency to protect homebound disabled adults
http://www.bnd.com/2012/10/19/2366408/quinns-wants-new-agency-to-protect.html
Gov. Pat Quinn has proposed a new state agency -- the Adult Protective Services Unit -- to replace the Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Human Services, which has failed to investigate many cases of abuse and neglect that led to the deaths of disabled adults who lived at home.

6.         IOWA (Burlington), The Hawkeye, October 19, 2012
Free elder law seminar planned
http://www.thehawkeye.com/story/Law-seminar-100312
Iowa Department of Elder Affairs and Iowa Legal Aid's Legal Hot Line for Older Iowans will present a free Elder Law seminar from 12:30 to 3:45 p.m. Nov. 1. Participants will learn about health care directives; financial powers of attorney; guardianships; conservatorships; Medicaid eligibility for nursing home expenses; avoiding financial exploitation and elder abuse; nursing home residents' rights; and programs to help pay Medicare premiums and other health care costs. 

7.         MICHIGAN (Genesee County), Michigan Live, October 19, 2012
Elder abuse program moves office inside Genesee County Sheriff’s Department
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2012/10/elder_abuse_office_moves_offic_1.html
County Sheriff Robert Pickell said his elder abuse and exploitation program, designed to prevent elder abuse and raise awareness of the problem, and make recommendations to the county’s Probate Court, has been reduced to just two employees due to budget cuts. The program started as a collaboration between the Sheriff’s Department, Probate Court, the county Prosecutor’s Office and the Center for Gerontology and has been funded with money from the county senior millage.

8.         NEW YORK (Whitestown), WKTV.com, October 18, 2012
Elder Abuse Forum held in Whitestown
http://www.wktv.com/news/local/Elder-Abuse-Forum-held-in-Whitestown-174800831.html
Senior citizens, local politicians, prosecutors and police officers got together for a forum on elder abuse Thursday at the Whitestown Senior Center. Officials from the Oneida County Office for the Aging attended the forum as well. 

9.         OREGON (Turner), Statesman Journal, October 18, 2012
Turner woman faces elder fraud charges
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20121019/NEWS/310190044/Turner-woman-faces-elder-fraud-charges
After a two-month investigation, a 33-year-old Turner woman has been arrested on charges relating to elder fraud. She has been accused of committing computer crime, theft, identity theft and fraudulent use of a credit card. The suspect allegedly fraudulently used an 81-year-old woman’s credit cards to buy $15,000 worth of food, sporting goods, lingerie, toys and cigarettes.

10.       VIRGINIA (Lynchburg), The News & Advance, October 18, 2012
Vigil remembers victims of violence
http://www2.newsadvance.com/news/2012/oct/18/vigil-remembers-victims-violence-ar-2295145/
Nearly 200 people came to the chapel on Lynchburg College’s campus to raise their voice against the terrors of domestic violence.  The event, called “Breaking the Cycle: The Diffusion of Intergenerational Violence” taught participants about how children learn abusive behavior from their own families, perpetuating violence and acceptance of violence through generations of families. Speakers also discussed the rising trend of elder abuse.

11.       INTERNATIONAL (Queensland, Australia), Aged Care In Site, October 22, 2012
Support to stop financial abuse
http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24572
To create awareness of elder financial exploitation, a University of Queensland team developed a program to enhance understanding of substitute and assisted decision making in the general community and among service providers and practitioners. A lead researcher said they were looking at misuse of enduring power of attorneys.

12.       INTERNATIONAL (Belleville, Canada), CKWSTV.com, October 22, 2012
Elder Fraud
http://www.ckwstv.com/news/kingston/story.aspx?ID=1795569
Belleville Police are looking for more possible victims in a fraud scheme that targeted seniors. An earlier investigation revealed that two seniors were bilked for a total of six thousand dollars after checks were stolen. A 31-year-old woman now faces 10 charges, including forgery, breach of trust and possession of property obtained by crime.

13.       INTERNATIONAL (Montreal, Canada), CTV, October 19, 2012
Golden Outrage: Elder Abuse
http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/golden-outrage-elder-abuse-1.1001779
In a CTV Montreal special report, Cindy Sherwin looked at elder abuse and how those who care the most, are sometimes the perpetrators of violence and abuse.

14.       INTERNATIONAL (London, United Kingdom), Harborough Mail, October 23, 2012
Antipsychotics still overprescribed in dementia
http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/health/antipsychotics-still-overprescribed-in-dementia-1-4393239
In recent years concerns have been raised that antipsychotics are being overprescribed for people with dementia. This is worrying because, as well as causing many unpleasant side effects (such as drowsiness), the long-term use of antipsychotics increases the risk of fatal conditions such as stroke. A recent study found that 15% of 1,051 people living with dementia in the community received a prescription for these drugs in the course of 2011.

15.       INTERNATIONAL (Swansea, United Kingdom), This is South Wales, October 22, 2012
AM backs new laws to fight abuse of the elderly
http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/backs-new-laws-fight-abuse-elderly/story-17148270-detail/story.html
Liberal Democrat AM for South Wales West Peter Black has signed up to Age Cymru's Rule Out Abuse campaign, which is calling for a new law to make sure tackling elder abuse is treated with the priority it deserves. Age Cymru says that Wales has the highest prevalence of elder abuse in the UK with a rate of six per cent.

ABUSE OF ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES

1.         CALIFORNIA (Elk Grove), Sacramento Bee, October 21, 2012
Will Elk Grove boy accused of abusing mom stand trial?
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/10/19/4923241/will-elk-grove-boy-accused-of.html
An 11-year-old boy is facing felony charges of elder abuse and assault with a deadly weapon in the alleged beatings of his disabled mother. A judge will help determine whether the boy is competent to stand trial. The boy’s mother has since died of causes authorities say were unrelated to the injuries inflicted on her by her son. Before her death, she lived alone with her son, who had primary responsibility for her care.

2.         CALIFORNIA (Santa Clara County), San Jose Mercury news, October 21, 2012
California lawmaker calls on the public to help protect incapacitated adults from excessive fees in probate court
http://www.mercurynews.com/trust/ci_21825247/california-lawmaker-calls-public-help-protect-incapacitated-adults
A state lawmaker and a prominent advocate for the elderly and disabled are calling for greater public input, as Santa Clara County court officials consider new ways to curb fees that estate managers charge incapacitated adults.

3.         INTERNATIONAL (Bristol, United Kingdom), The Telegraph, October 22, 2012
Winterbourne View: family calls for fresh inquiry into care home abuse
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9621785/Winterbourne-View-family-calls-for-fresh-inquiry-into-care-home-abuse.html
The family of a man who was physically assaulted twice within a few days, including having teeth punched out by a male nurse, is calling for police to reopen the investigation of the Bristol nursing home.

4.         INTERNATIONAL (Bristol, United Kingdom), This is Bristol, October 22, 2012
Abuse at Winterbourne View care home detailed in court for first time
http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/Abuse-Winterbourne-View-care-home-detailed-court/story-17149594-detail/story.html
Secret filming by an undercover reported captured a support worker at a Bristol care home consistently assaulting vulnerable people in his care. The man was the first of 11 staff at Winterbourne View Hospital to have his case scrutinized.

RELATED ISSUES

1.         CALIFORNIA (Ceres), Modesto Bee, October 16, 2012
Ceres police seek missing man with dementia
http://www.modbee.com/2012/10/16/2417019/ceres-police-seek-missing-man.html
Ceres police are searching for a missing 73-year-old man with dementia. He had mentioned to family that he was going to get breakfast in Oakdale. Proctor left his house without his wallet and medication. He has not attempted to contact his family, who are worried he is lost

2.         NEW MEXICO (Albuquerque), KRQE, October 22, 2012
Dementia patient goes missing
http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/crime/dementia-patient-goes-missing
An Albuquerque man in the early stages of dementia is considered missing and may be on foot in the city, missing-person detectives said Monday. Police say he is in need of medications and is likely on foot.

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Funding Opportunity in Safety and Health for Older Women

Funding through this request from the Department of Health and Human Service Office of Women’s Health is available for activities and events that enhance access to information and health care resources that promote the safety and health of older women (women 50+) in the United States and its affiliated territories. 

John Snow, Inc. (JSI) will be the lead contractor for administration of this RFP.  OWH contracted with JSI to provide general program support to its Central Office and ten Regional Offices on Women’s Health to manage regional health projects and activities in women’s health in the ten HHS regions.

Proposed activities should focus on one of the three general topic areas:

Preventive and Behavioral Health such as:

Chronic Disease Self Management (http://www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/AoA_Programs/HPW/ARRA/Index.aspx)

Cardiovascular Disease and/or Heart Attack Symptoms in Women (http://www.womenshealth.gov/heartattack/; http://www.womenshealth.gov/heart-truth/;http://millionhearts.hhs.gov/)

HIV/AIDS in Older Women (http://www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/AoA_Programs/HPW/HIV_AIDS/index.aspx)

Oral Health in Older Women (http://www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/AoA_Programs/HPW/Oral_Health/index.aspx)

Abuse in Older Adults – including but not limited to interpersonal and domestic violence prevention, elder rights protection, and trauma

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

http://www.womenshealth.gov/violence-against-women/types-of-violence/domestic-intimate-partner-violence.cfm#h

http://www.womenshealth.gov/aging/safety-abuse/elder-abuse.cfm

Care Giving – including the role of older women as caregiver for spouse, parent and/or as guardian for grandchildren/children

http://www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/AoA_Programs/HCLTC/Caregiver/index.aspx

http://www.womenshealth.gov/aging/caregiving/raising-children-again.cfm

http://www.medicare.gov/campaigns/caregiver/caregiver.html  

Priority consideration will be given to proposals which demonstrate collaboration among two or more local community resources.  Community resources may include (but are not limited to) senior services, Area Agency on Aging, health care providers, patient advocacy and education organizations, local hospitals, health care professional organizations, and local media.

Projects will be funded up to a maximum amount of $2,500.  Proposals must be received no later than November 15, 2012, at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time.

 Important Notes:

For help with this RFP, e-mail: owhapplication@jsi.com or phone toll-free: 1-866-224-3815.

A conference call will be held to clarify instructions for submitting a proposal. The call will be held on Tuesday, October 23, 2012, at 3:00 p.m. ET/2:00 p.m. CT/1:00 p.m. MT/12:00 p.m.PT.

To join the conference call, please dial 1-866-393-5407. Upon dialing in, please provide the conference ID number: 47016050.  The title of the conference call is “Safety and Health for Older Women.”  Advance registration is not required to join the call.

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

·         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

·       Abuse of Elder and Adults with Disabilities: A Focus on Our Diverse Communities is Washington State’s 9^th Annual Conference and will be held November 7, 2012 at the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Center in Burien, Washington. For more information http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?EventID=1110912

·       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

 

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http://nceagov.posterous.com/

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