NCEA Newsfeed 10-25-12

From: Chan, Alisha
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 6:07 PM
To: Twomey, Mary
Subject: NCEA Newsfeed 10-25-12

Hi Mary,


NCEA Newsfeed – Thursday, October 25, 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.         ARIZONA (Sun City), Your West Valley, October 23, 2012
Seminar tackles elder abuse
http://www.yourwestvalley.com/suncitywest/article_f4196430-1d2a-11e2-9c24-001a4bcf887a.html
A couple, who said they have faced elder abuse issues personally, conducted an elder abuse and senior protection class Monday at the Sun City West Property Owners and Residents Association, part of PORA’s Lifelong Learning program.

2.         ARIZONA (Tucson), KVOA, October 24, 2012
Deputies arrest caregiver of elderly woman
http://www.kvoa.com/news/deputies-arrest-caregiver-of-elderly-woman/
Pima County Sheriff's Department arrested a suspect for stealing jewelry from an elderly woman. The suspect is one of the victim's caregivers. Authorities across the country agree financial, physical and emotional abuse and neglect of seniors is drastically under reported.

3.         CALIFORNIA (Sacramento County), Sacramento Bee, October 24, 2012
Many unprepared to care for elderly relatives, Sacramento County review finds
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/10/24/4933699/many-unprepared-to-care-for-elderly.html
Sacramento County's Elder Death Review Team saw a number of cases in the last fiscal year that were the result of that lack of knowledge. Suspected neglect at home was the single biggest reason for a case review by the team, ahead of gap in service and suspected homicide, which was last with 10 percent of the eight cases reviewed.

4.         CALIFORNIA (San Francisco), SF Weekly, October 24, 2012
James Bartley Accused of Beating Elderly Woman in Chinatown
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2012/10/james_bartley_accused_of_beati.php
San Francisco police tracked down the man they say viciously attacked a 94-year-old woman as she walked through Chinatown in broad daylight. The suspect was arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault, battery, elder abuse, and criminal threats. Police say the woman was crossing the street when the suspect allegedly approached her from behind and punched her in the back of the head for no apparent reason. The woman fell to the ground and hit her head; she was taken to San Francisco General Hospital with a possible fractured skull and life-threatening injuries

5.         GEORGIA (Atlanta), Times-Herald, October 24, 2012
Senators look into elder abuse
http://www.times-herald.com/local/20121024ElderAbuse_Morris-MOS
 The number of elder-abuse complaints to state investigators has grown 22 percent since 2007, members of a Senate committee heard Tuesday. The temporary committee is looking into ways the state can curb instances of physical, mental and financial abuse suffered by Georgians.

6.         GEORGIA (Centerville), The Telegraph, October 24, 2012
Centerville couple accused of defrauding elderly man with dementia
http://www.macon.com/2012/10/24/2225067/centerville-couple-accused-of.html
A grand jury has indicted a Centerville couple accused of defrauding an elderly man with dementia in what authorities say is one of the biggest fraud cases to hit the community. According to the indictment the couple allegedly defrauded the man of about $182,000 between February and August, but more charges are expected. Police say the couple took about $500,000 total from the 80-year-old man.

7.         IDAHO (Idaho County), Oregon Live, October 25, 2012
Dementia might play role in Idaho stabbing-shooting case
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2012/10/dementia_might_play_role_in_id.html
Deputies in north-central Idaho are still investigating a dispute that left an elderly man with a stab wound and his elderly wife with gunshot wounds to her hand and hip. The Idaho County sheriff’s deputy told the Lewiston Tribune that the mental condition of the 77-year-old wife will likely determine whether charges are filed. Officials believe the wife has dementia, and she is now living at a long-term care facility.

8.         NORTH CAROLINA (Jefferson), Jefferson Post, October 25, 2012
Protecting grandma from getting ‘scammed’
http://jeffersonpost.com/bookmark/20608016-Protecting-grandma-from-getting-%E2%80%98scammed%E2%80%99
A special forum sponsored by the Ashe County Elder Abuse Prevention Team was held on Tuesday at Ashe Services for the Aging to raise awareness of financial exploitation of the elderly.

9.       TEXAS (Arlington), My Fox Dallas-Fort Worth, October 23, 2012
Nursing home cited, 4 suspended for alleged abuse
http://www.myfoxdfw.com/story/19896852/nursing-home-cited-4-suspended-for-alleged-abuse
State investigators have completed their investigation of an Arlington nursing home where a FOX 4 exclusive report shed light on alleged abuse. The placement of a hidden camera by a resident’s daughter resulted in the arrest of a nursing aide for assault and now a 400-page report from a state investigation into the Heritage Oaks Nursing Center. Because of the report, four employees were suspended indefinitely, including the center’s administrator.

10.       TEXAS (Lubbock), Lubbock Online, October 23, 2012
APS brings awareness on financial exploitation and abuse to Lubbock
http://lubbockonline.com/crime-and-courts/crime/2012-10-23/aps-brings-awareness-financial-exploitation-and-abuse-lubbock#.UInaPW_W7Sg
Lubbock’s Adult Protective Services hosted an all-day seminar on financial exploitation, revealing that in 2011 the state of Texas reported 1,118 financial exploitation cases. The same year, Texas received 77,722 complaints of abuse and neglect and exploitation.

11.       INTERNATIONAL (Ontario, Canada), Fort Frances Times, October 24, 2012
Retired teachers learn about elder abuse
http://fftimes.com/node/255444
The District Mental Health Services for Older Adults Program gave a presentation on elder abuse to local members of the Retired Teachers of Ontario at La Place Rendez-Vous last Thursday.

ABUSE OF ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES

1.         ALABAMA (Birmingham), My Fox Local, October 24, 2012
Nursing home abuse suspect to enter plea
http://www.myfoxal.com/story/19900656/nursing-home-abuse-suspect-to-enter-plea
A woman accused of nursing home abuse is expected to enter a plea in court today.  She is one of four people accused of abusing a paralyzed patient at Chandler Health and Rehab in Alabaster. The patient's family installed a hidden camera when they suspected the abuse.

RELATED ISSUES

1.         HAWAII (Honolulu), Hawaii News Now, October 24, 2012
Woman with dementia found safe
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/19907774/woman-with-dementia-reported-missing-in-honolulu
Authorities have located the 91-year-old woman with dementia who was reported missing Wednesday morning. She was located at the Queen’s Medical Center after disappearing from the Don Quijote on Kaheka Stret.

2.         MICHIGAN (Kalamazoo Township), WoodTV, October 23, 2012
Woman with dementia found after crash
http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/kalamazoo_and_battle_creek/police-missing-woman-has-dementia
A woman with dementia who disappeared Monday was found safe Tuesday after a passerby noticed her crashed vehicle in a ditch.

3.         MINNESOTA (Park Rapids), Park Rapids Enterprise, October 24, 2012
Assisted living facility beefs up security after dementia client wanders
http://www.parkrapidsenterprise.com/event/article/id/34612/
A Park Rapids assisted living facility was ordered to beef up its alarm system after a dementia patient was found wandering along busy Highway 34. Care Age Country Home’s alarm and other safeguards were determined by the Minnesota Department of Health to be inadequate in warning staff to the man’s wandering tendencies.

4.         INTERNATIONAL (Edinburgh, Scotland), STV, October 25, 2012
Elderly dementia sufferer goes missing after leaving for short walk
http://news.stv.tv/scotland/196746-elderly-dementia-sufferer-goes-missing-after-leaving-for-short-walk/
A 77-year-old man with dementia did not return home after telling his daughter he would be going for a walk near his home on Thursday. Concern is growing for the pensioner and police are conducting a search of the local area. 

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Funding Opportunities:

  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Applications for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows program. Midcareer health professionals and behavioral and social scientists with an interest in health and health-care policy are given the opportunity to participate in the policy process at the federal level and use that leadership experience to improve health, health care, and health policy. Up to six awards of up to $165,000 each will be made. Fellowship support of up to $94,000 may be used for the residential stay (not to exceed the fellow’s salary prior to entering the program) from September 1, 2013 through August 31, 2014. Who may apply: Candidates from academic faculties and nonprofit health-care organizations are encouraged to apply. Applicants may have backgrounds in the following disciplines: allied health professions; biomedical sciences; dentistry; economics or other social sciences; health services organization and administration; medicine; nursing; public health; social and behavioral health or health law. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
    • Contact: National Academies, Institute of Medicine, Jovett Solomon
    • E-mail: jsolomon@nas.edu
    • Deadline: November 14, 2012

  • 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. 

·        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.

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

  • 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

●    Google Grants: Applications for the Google Grants program, administered by Google. Nonprofit groups can apply to receive at least three months of free advertising on Google's Web site to promote their missions. Additional information and applications are available on the Web site. Who may apply: U.S. organizations classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Religious and political organizations are not eligible.

    • Amie’s Place Foundation: Applications for grants for nonprofit organizations that provide direct services for critically and chronically ill children and adults, veterans, frail older adults, and women and children fleeing domestic violence who risk losing their pets because no one is there to help.

    • Cisco and TechSoup: Applications to receive donations of Cisco networking-solutions software, through a program sponsored by Cisco and TechSoup. Organizations receive equipment and hardware necessary to create a functioning network, and free technical support for five years from SmartNet, a Cisco-authorized technical-support organization. Cisco will donate other networking components as well. Applications and further information are available on TechSoup's Web site. Who may apply: organizations classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

    • Daily Points of Light Awards Program: Nominations for the Daily Points of Light Awards Program, which former President Clinton reintroduced in January 1998 to honor people and organizations engaged in exemplary volunteer work and community service. Awards are made in six areas: continuing relationships with caring people, safe communities, a healthy start for a healthy future, quality education for all, opportunities for young people to serve, and community mobilization. The program is sponsored by the Points of Light Foundation. Visit the Web site for the application and guidelines.

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

    ·       The New Mexico 20th 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 140th 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 9th 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 29th Annual Adult Protective Services Conference in San Antonio, Texas will take place November 13-16th. 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: