NCEA Newsfeed 11-1-12

NCEA Newsfeed – Thursday, November 1, 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 (Safford), East Arizona Courier, October 31, 2012
SEACUS to host Elder Abuse Prevention Conference
http://www.eacourier.com/lifestyle/seacus-to-host-elder-abuse-prevention-conference/article_9773ed76-2307-11e2-905c-0019bb2963f4.html
SEACUS will be hosting an Elder Abuse Prevention Conference on Thursday, Nov. 8, beginning at 10 a.m. at the Manor House. The conference is for senior citizens in the community who want to learn how to protect themselves from predators. Presenters include The Attorney General's Office, Attorney Grant Walker, officer Sheri O'Neil from the Safford Police Department, Tammy Evans from National Bank and a SHIP Medicare counselor. Free lunch will be served.

2.         CALIFORNIA (Clovis), CBS 47, October 31, 2012
Elder Abuse Prevention
http://www.cbs47.tv/news/local/story/Elder-Abuse-Prevention/QAfDUwwEHE2SRbk8R6RsgQ.cspx
A 45-year-old Fresno woman was arrested earlier this week for 200-counts of theft and burglary involving seniors. She is also accused of using personal information to steal money from the elderly. Clovis Adult Education is offering a special class this fall to show people how to recognize and prevent elder abuse.

3.         CALIFORNIA (Napa Valley), Napa Valley Patch, October 31, 2012
Man, Woman Jailed for Elder Abuse, Napa Cops Say
http://napavalley.patch.com/articles/man-woman-jailed-for-elder-abuse-napa-cops-say
A Napa man and woman were arrested Sunday afternoon on suspicion of elder abuse and battery inflicting serious bodily injury, according to an arrest summary from the City of Napa Police Department. The couple allegedly got into an argument with an elderly person, and it became physical. The two suspects are accused of striking the victim, causing injury.

4.         CALIFORNIA (Riverside), San Francisco Gate, October 30, 2012
Woman charged with elderly abuse of mother
http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Woman-charged-with-elderly-abuse-of-mother-3993560.php
A Southern California woman facing trial for animal cruelty is now charged with elder abuse for leaving her ailing 86-year-old mother outside on a chaise lounge for days. Investigators say the elderly woman was soaked in urine, covered with feces and had bleeding bedsores when she was brought to an Orange County hospital last month. The woman’s daughter will be arraigned on Nov. 29 for causing great bodily injury on an elderly person.

5.         CALIFORNIA (Stanislaus), The Riverbank News, October 31, 2012
Safe Seniors Seminar
http://www.theriverbanknews.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=37503
The S.A.F.E., Seniors Against Financial Exploitation, seminar was sponsored by Catholic Charities, Stanislaus Elder Abuse Prevention Alliance, WestAmerica Bank, The Congress of California Seniors, Walgreens and Verizon Foundation. Walgreens was on hand to provide flu shots and many area agencies and businesses had tables and displays set up to offer information. A series of speakers also touched on topics of concern to an aging population, ranging from elder abuse to financial issues.

6.         CALIFORNIA (Watsonville), KION Central Coast News, October 30, 2012
Physical Therapist Found Guilty of Abusing his 94-Year-Old Father
http://www.kionrightnow.com/story/19958896/physical-therapist-found-guilty-of-abusing-his-94-year-old-father
A Watsonville man and his girlfriend were convicted this week on misdemeanor elder abuse charges, following a two week jury trial. However, the jury returned not guilty verdicts on felony charges. The victim testified that his son had slapped him, punched him in the abdomen, wrenched his arm behind his back, and called him profane names. He also said that his son’s girlfriend slapped him, grabbed his face and pulled his ears while calling him profane names. The victim passed away 13 days after giving his videotaped testimony.

7.         CALIFORNIA (Watsonville), The Californian, October 30, 2012
Monterey County physical therapist, girlfriend found guilty of elder abuse
http://www.thecalifornian.com/article/20121030/NEWS09/310300038/Monterey-County-physical-therapist-girlfriend-found-guilty-elder-abuse
A licensed physical therapist and his girlfriend were found guilty Monday of misdemeanor elder abuse against his late father, the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office said. The jury found the defendants not guilty on felony elder abuse, where circumstances or conditions likely to produce great bodily harm must be shown.

8.         FLORIDA (Gainesville), The Gainesville Sun, November 1, 2012
GPD: Nursing home employee accused of slapping dementia patient
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20121101/ARTICLES/121109983
A Gainesville nursing home employee has been arrested, accused of slapping the head of a dementia patient who recently had brain surgery, according to a Gainesville Police Department arrest report. The victim, who is unable to control the use of his arms and legs and is either in bed or in a wheelchair, began flailing his arms and legs, trying to stand up. The suspect allegedly pushed him back into the wheelchair and hit him in the back of the head with an open hand.

9.         FLORIDA (Lake City), The Gainesville Sun, October 30, 2012
Two arrested in Lake City on charges of elder neglect
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20121030/ARTICLES/121039994/-1/entertainment?Title=Two-arrested-in-Lake-City-for-elder-neglect
A Lake City man and woman have been arrested on felony charges of neglecting an elderly person whom they were paid to take care of, according to the Lake City Police Department.

10.       IOWA (Centerville), The Daily Iowegian, October 30, 2012
Recently fined nursing home has history of violations
http://dailyiowegian.com/local/x253563932/Recently-fined-nursing-home-has-history-of-violations
Golden Age Skilled Nursing and Rehab, the nursing home that was recently fined $8,000 by the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals – Health Facilities Division for failing to help a dying woman, has a long history of citations and violations. According to records made available from the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals website, and compiled by the Daily Iowegian, the Golden Age has received $56,675.50 in fines and 123 violations since Dec. 3, 1999, the date of the first record available online.

11.       IOWA (Des Moines), KCCI, October 30, 2012
Nursing home fined for not reporting kissing, contact
http://www.kcci.com/news/central-iowa/Nursing-home-fined-for-not-reporting-kissing-contact/-/9357080/17190844/-/mcqlxhz/-/index.html
An Iowa nursing home has been fined $500 for not reporting possible sexual exploitation of a resident by an employee. The worker was accused of kissing the resident and having other sexual contact, and has been fired by the home administrator.

12.       IOWA (Norwalk), NECN, October 30, 2012
Iowa nursing home fined in sex exploitation case
http://www.necn.com/10/30/12/Iowa-nursing-home-fined-in-sex-exploitat/landing_nation.html?&apID=ca9cd421214f443ab986b83de23dd9fa
 An Iowa nursing home has been fined $500 for not reporting possible sexual exploitation of a resident by a home employee. The worker was accused of kissing the resident and having other sexual contact with him. The home administrator fired the workers, and told inspectors that she didn’t report the matter to the state because the relationship was consensual. Iowa law says that any consensual or nonconsensual sexual conduct between a patient and a caregiver must be reported to the state as abuse.

13.       NEW YORK (Erie County), Buffalo News, October 30, 2012
Man admits cheating priest, 91, out of $500,000
http://www.buffalonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20121030/CITYANDREGION/121039963/1002

For 11 years, a man with a criminal history of burglary, forgery, arson, and criminal possession of stolen property told lie after lie to a 91-year-old Catholic priest, swindling him out of more than $500,000. The perpetrator pleaded guilty to third-degree grand larceny, and faces seven years in prison when he is sentenced Dec. 12. Prosecutors could have pressed a higher felony charge against the thief, but the cleric was reluctant to testify, and is embarrassed and humiliated by what happened.

ABUSE OF ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES

1.         CALIFORNIA (Lakeport), Lake County News, November 1, 2012
Lakeport man arrested for abusing dependent girlfriend
http://www.lakeconews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27798:lakeport-man-arrested-for-abusing-dependent-girlfriend&catid=1:latest&Itemid=197
A Lakeport man has been arrested on several charges arising from allegations that he assaulted and threatened his girlfriend who is a dependent adult. The girlfriend lives in an apartment complex on Bevins Court that houses adults individuals who are county behavioral health clients. She reported the assault late with the help of a neighbor.

2.         MICHIGAN (Warren), Huffington Post, October 31, 2012
Michael Brooks, Michigan Man, Charged with Abuse After Injured, 400-Pound Wife Dies
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/31/michael-brooks-michigan-yolanda-reese-brooks_n_2052230.html
The husband of a 400-pound Detroit-area woman has been charged with abuse after her recent death. Authorities are accusing the suspect of allowing his wife to fester in a bed surrounded by her own waste. The 40-year-old Warren woman died of morbid obesity and other injuries last week. The suspect is charged with second-degree abuse of a vulnerable adult.

3.         INTERNATIONAL (Jedburgh, United Kingdom), The Southern Reporter, November 1, 2012
Admitted assaulting vulnerable woman
http://www.thesouthernreporter.co.uk/news/local-headlines/admitted-assaulting-vulnerable-woman-1-2608123
A vulnerable woman was left bleeding from her mouth after being attacked in the street by a 28-year-old woman who had been out drinking with friends. The woman was sentenced to a six-month community payback order, with a condition she completes 40 hours of unpaid work.

RELATED ISSUES

1.         ARIZONA (Tempe), East Valley Tribune, November 1, 2012
Updated: Missing Gilbert woman with dementia found
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/local/cop_shop/article_e15aeff8-23d3-11e2-bf42-0019bb2963f4.html
Gilbert police say a 73-year-old woman with dementia who had been missing since Tuesday has been found in New Mexico. Her family is on their way to pick her up.

2.         CONNECTICUT (Hartford), WTNH, October 31, 2012
Missing: Hartford man with dementia
http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/news/hartford_cty/missing-hartford-man-with-dementia#.UJMS1m_W7Sg
Police are searching for a missing man from Hartford who has Alzheimer's disease. He is described as a Hispanic male, 5’4” tall, weighing approximately 110 lbs. He has grey/black hair and brown eyes. He went missing from his home on Wednesday, October 31, between 11am and 2pm. He has gone missing twice before.

3.         MISSOURI (Leawood), The Kansas City Star, October 30, 2012
Leawood man with dementia missing
http://www.kansascity.com/2012/10/30/3893423/leawood-man-with-dementia-missing.html
Leawood police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 70-year-old man who has been missing since 5 p.m. Tuesday. The elderly man has dementia and a heart condition. He is 5’7” tall and weighs 200 pounds with blue eyes and graying hair.

4.         OHIO (Cincinnati), Local 12, October 31, 2012
Cincinnati Dementia Patient Found Safe
http://www.local12.com/news/local/story/Cincinnati-Dementia-Patient-Found-Safe/1xHPm8Ccv0SpJx0w5Jy87A.cspx
Cincinnati Police say they have found a missing 73 year old dementia.  The man was spotted sitting on a park bench at Clifton and McMillan Streets around 3 a.m. Thursday. He had left a home around 12:15 Wednesday, and was later reported missing.

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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 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 National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) and the National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (NCPEA) are proud to present the webinar, “Victim Services and Elder Abuse Coalitions: Collaborative Partners and Stakeholders for Strategic Planning.” The webinar will take pl