NCEA Newsfeed 10-29-12

NCEA Newsfeed – Monday, October 29, 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 (Fresno), Turn to 23, October 29, 2012
Fresno woman arrested on 224 felony charges
http://www.turnto23.com/news/state/fresno-woman-arrested-on-224-felony-charges
Deputies with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Fresno woman on 224 counts of identity theft and burglary charges. The investigation began in March 2012 when deputies investigated a financial elder abuse case in which a care provider was suspected of stealing checks and credit cards from an elderly client. As the investigation continued, the Fresno woman was implicated as the primary suspect in the investigation, as well as several other crimes at multiple locations between Visalia and Sacramento.

2.         CALIFORNIA (Fullerton), Daily Titan, October 29, 2012
CSUF hosts violence prevention conference
http://www.dailytitan.com/2012/10/csuf-hosts-violence-prevention-conference/
Students and faculty gathered in the Titan Student Union at Cal State Fullerton Saturday to attend the 13th annual Violence Prevention Conference that reported on trends in elder abuse. This year’s conference, titled Voices of the Victims: Abuse Across the Lifespan, featured a host of speakers that included Orange County Superior Court Judge Nancy Wieben Stock, community educator Robert Diaz, and authors Julia Chadwell and Alyce La Violette, who have both written about domestic violence.

3.         CALIFORNIA (La Cresta), Murrieta Patch, October 26, 2012
Woman Whose Horses Were Seized Charged with Elder Abuse
http://murrieta.patch.com/articles/woman-whose-horses-were-seized-charged-with-elder-abuse
A woman whose horses were seized from her La Cresta property in 2011 because of alleged neglect is now facing a felony elder abuse charge in connection with a senior citizen. The woman is to answer a charge of great bodily injury or death on an elder, with sentence-enhancing allegations of committing a serious felony and inflicting bodily injury on a person older than 70.

4.         CALIFORNIA (Napa), Napa Valley Register, October 29, 2012
Pair arrested on suspicion of elder abuse
http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/pair-arrested-on-suspicion-of-elder-abuse/article_de12e574-220e-11e2-8c0c-001a4bcf887a.html
A pair of Napa residents was booked into the Napa County jail Sunday afternoon on suspicion of elder abuse and assault and battery, police said. Officers were called out on report of an assault, and on arrival learned that the couple had been in an argument with an elderly person, during which both suspects allegedly struck and injured the victim.

5.         CALIFORNIA (Riverside County), Murrieta Patch, October 25, 2012
County, Advocacy Agencies Take Elder Protection Training
http://murrieta.patch.com/articles/county-advocacy-agencies-take-elder-protection-training
On Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office
hosted and co-sponsored a daylong training seminar entitled “Elder Abuse: The Need for Coordinated Community Response.” The training was organized and sponsored by The Riverside County Abuse Later in Life Partners which is composed of the DA’s Office, county Department of Public Social Services, Riverside Police Department, and Alternatives to Domestic Violence.

6.         CALIFORNIA (Silicon Valley), Mercury News, October 28, 2012
Grandma, please get me out of jail! Silicon Valley elders warned about this scam and other fraud
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_21877362/grandma-please-get-me-out-jail-silicon-valley
Local authorities warned seniors and their loved ones about common telephone scams that often target older adults.

7.         CALIFORNIA (Tulare County), Visalia Times-Delta, October 26, 2012
Ex Tulare fire Captain to be sentenced Nov. 26
http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/article/20121027/NEWS01/310270028/Ex-Tulare-fire-Captain-sentenced-Nov-26
A former Tulare City Fire captain entered a no contest plea to elder abuse charges stemming from allegations he took money from his aunt’s benefits. The man is subject to a one year sentence in jail. His sentencing hearing was set for Nov. 26, a day before he’s to turn himself over to federal authorities on additional charges stemming from the same incident.

8.         IOWA (Centerville), Globe Gazette, October 29, 2012
Centerville nursing home fined $8,000 for patient death
http://globegazette.com/news/iowa/centerville-nursing-home-fined-for-patient-death/article_386dd294-2184-11e2-8378-0019bb2963f4.html
State regulators have fined a nursing home in Centerville $8,000 after a woman who couldn't breathe died in front of family members. The 64-year-old woman was under a doctor's order to have her airway suctioned periodically to clear phlegm, but regulators say the Golden Age Nursing and Rehabilitation Center failed to do that before her death.

9.         PENNSYLVANIA (Blair Mills), WJACTV, October 25, 2012
Caretaker arrested after blind dementia patient wanders away, dies in creek
http://www.wjactv.com/news/news/caretaker-arrested-after-blind-dementia-patient-wa/nSn2y/
State troopers arrested a personal care home provider after a blind dementia patient wandered away from her room and was found dead in a nearby creek Wednesday morning. According to a criminal complaint, the suspect was charged with felony neglect of a care dependent person and involuntary manslaughter.

10.       INTERNATIONAL (Burnaby, Canada), Burnaby Now, October 26, 2012
Elder abuse workshops
http://www.burnabynow.com/Elder+abuse+workshops/7451389/story.html
Those interested in learning more about elder abuse in Mandarin will have a chance to do so at a pair of upcoming workshops. The Burnaby Multicultural Society provides a variety of services for newcomers and people in need because of language barriers or lack of information with community resources. This workshop is aimed at bringing attention to the elderly and caregivers about ways to keep oneself safe from abuse, as well as resources for help.

11.       INTERNATIONAL (Vancouver, Canada), CBC.CA, October 26, 2012
B.C. senior pushed to her death in care home
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2012/10/26/bc-senior-death-dementia.html
An elderly man with dementia is in police custody in connection with the death of a woman in an East Vancouver care home after reportedly pushing an 84-year-old woman. The woman later died due to her injuries sustained in the fall.

12.       INTERNATIONAL (Canterbury, New Zealand), Stuff.co.nz, October 29, 2012
More cases of elder abuse reported after earthquakes
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/7874541/More-cases-of-elder-abuse-reported-after-earthquakes
Elderly people are more vulnerable since the Canterbury earthquakes, with more abuse and neglect incidents reported. The community health nurse says that since the Canterbury earthquakes there have been cases where a family member has "intimidated or stressed" an older person into letting them take over their claim with the Earthquake Commission (EQC).

ABUSE OF ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES

1.         CALIFORNIA (Marina), The Californian, October 26, 2012
Marina Police: Dependent adult abuse
http://www.thecalifornian.com/article/20121026/NEWS09/310260036/Marina-Police-Dependent-adult-abuse
A male adult was the victim of dependent adult abuse. The suspect used the victim’s bank account to deposit fraudulent checks and subsequently withdraw $300.00 using his ATM access card.

2.         MARYLAND (Boonsboro), Herald-Mail, October 26, 2012
Bail set at $25,000 for a man charged with neglecting, stealing from vulnerable adult
http://articles.herald-mail.com/2012-10-26/news/34754546_1_bond-review-vulnerable-adult-boonsboro-man
Bail was set at $25,000 Friday in Washington County Circuit Court for a Boonsboro man recently indicted on a charge of obtaining property and physically neglecting a vulnerable adult. The suspect was being held without bond prior to the Friday bond review hearing.

3.         INTERNATIONAL (Bristol, United Kingdom), BBC, October 26, 2012
Winterbourne View: Abuse footage shocked nation
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-20084254
A nursing home is under fire after hidden cameras captured patients being slapped and restrained under chairs, having their hair pulled and being held down as medication was forced into their mouths. 11 care workers were sentenced after admitting 38 charges of neglect and abuse. Six were jailed between two years and six months, while the others received suspended sentences.

RELATED ISSUES

1.         DELAWARE (Wilmington), Delaware Online, October 29, 2012
Woman with dementia missing in Wilmington
http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20121029/NEWS01/310290058/Woman-dementia-missing-Wilmington?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CHome
A Wilmington senior citizen with dementia was reported missing this morning from her home in the city’s westside and police are asking the public’s help in finding her. The woman reportedly wandered away from her home around 5:30 a.m. and has not yet returned.

2.         WASHINGTON (Burien), B-Town Blog, October 28, 2012
70-Year-Old Man with Dementia – a Former State Senator – Found
http://b-townblog.com/2012/10/27/missing-70-year-old-man-with-dementia-misiing-from-burien-home/
A former state senator who is suffering from dementia disappeared from his home on Saturday afternoon after relatives believe he left to catch a bus to his daughter’s home. The man was eventually found safe.

3.         INTERNATIONAL (Calgary, Canada), Calgary Herald, October 28, 2012
Elderly woman dies after night outside in freezing weather
http://www.calgaryherald.com/Elderly+woman+dies+after+night+outside+freezing+weather/7461223/story.html
An elderly woman battling dementia died Sunday after she was found in a parking lot during a frigid night. The woman was a resident of a nearby apartment complex, and had left her home dressed only in nightclothes in the freezing weather.

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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):

·       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_Confer...

·       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 Distri