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NCEA Newsfeed – Wednesday, November 14, 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!

In honor of Veterans Day, November 12, NCEA has compiled a list of resources for older and disabled veterans who are being targeted for financial abuse.  We have also created a poster and web banner that anyone may download and use.  These resources are available at www.centeronelderabuse.org/veterans.asp 

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

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ELDER ABUSE NEWSFEED

1.         CALIFORNIA (Culver City), ABC Local, November 12, 2012
Elderly man dies following MTA bus attack
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=8882709
An elderly man died Saturday three weeks after he was brutally beaten on an MTA bus near Culver City. Homicide detectives are now trying to determine if the injuries he sustained in the attack led to his death. His accused attacker, a 35-year-old man, was arrested on felony assault and elder abuse charges at the scene of the attack.

2.         CALIFORNIA (Culver City), Culver City Patch, November 13, 2012
UPDATE: Man who Died Following Alleged Beating on MTA Bus Near Culver City Identified
http://culvercity.patch.com/articles/elderly-man-allegedly-beaten-on-mta-bus-near-downtown-culver-city-dies
An autopsy is pending today on the body of an 89-year-old man who died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center this weekend, three weeks after he was allegedly beaten on an MTA bus near Culver City.

3.         CALIFORNIA (Rocklin), Los Angeles Times, November 12, 2012
‘Road rage rampage’ suspect followed, beat elderly man, cops say
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/11/road-rage-rampage-suspect-followed-beat-up-elderly-man-police-say.html
A Northern California man has been arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and felony elder abuse after he allegedly beat up an 83-year-old man in what police described as a "road rage rampage." A witness told authorities he tried to stop the fight but was assaulted by the same suspect. A second witness also reported being nearly run over by the suspect, who fled the scene in his car. The suspect has been arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, burglary, felony elder abuse and battery. The elderly man is in stable condition.

4.         CALIFORNIA (Rocklin), Fox40, November 11, 2012
‘Road Rage Rampage’ Suspect Arrested for Battery Before
http://fox40.com/2012/11/11/road-rage-rampage-suspect-arrested-for-battery-before/
Arrest records reveal that a man accused of attacking a senior citizen in a road rage incident in Rocklin was arrested for battery four days before. He was arrested Saturday for elder abuse, burglary and assault. Rocklin police say he followed the elderly victim to his home Saturday morning where the attack happened.

5.         GEORGIA (Albany), WALB, November 12, 2012
Caregiver charged with stealing from elderly woman
http://www.walb.com/story/20072913/caretaker-charged-with-stealing-from-elderly-woman
Police are searching for an Albany caregiver, charged with stealing thousands of dollars from the 86 year old Dougherty County woman she was caring for. Surveillance video from a supermarket shows 46-year-old Patricia Glenn using an 86-year-old woman’s debit card several times to withdraw hundreds of dollars from Prather’s bank account. The total estimated loss is around $7500.

6.         ILLINOIS (Niles-Morton Grove), Niles-Morton Grove Patch, November 12, 2012
Man Says Wife, Son Accuse Him Of Dementia To Control Money
http://niles.patch.com/articles/man-says-wife-son-accuse-him-of-dementia-to-control-money
Police responded to a domestic dispute Nov. 7 where a 72-year-old man said his wife and 28-year-old son have accused him of dementia in order to get him to sign documents turning control of his finances over to them, according to the report. The husband/father decided to leave the house for the night. Police notified an elder abuse hotline, which will make contact with the family.

7.         NEW YORK (Rochester), Rochester Business Journal, November 5, 2012
Grant to fund pilot program to combat elder abuse
http://www.rbj.net/article.asp?aID=193061
Lifespan of Greater Rochester Inc. will be a key partner in a $1 million elder abuse prevention grant from the U.S. Administration for Community Living. The grant, which is coordinated by the New York State Office for the Aging, was given to test a program that combats financial exploitation and elder abuse in New York.

8.         INTERNATIONAL (Rotorua New Zealand), Rotorua Daily Post, November 10, 2012
Stop the Hate: Elder Abuse
http://www.rotoruadailypost.co.nz/news/stop-hate-elder-abuse/1616228/
The Daily Post has launched a campaign to take a stand against bullying in our city. Stop The Hate will will look at bullying, bullies and their victims. On Saturday, they focused on elder abuse.

ABUSE OF ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES

1.         FLORIDA (Escambia County), PNJ, November 9, 2012
Woman sentenced to 69 months in prison for abuse of disabled daughter
http://www.pnj.com/article/DP/20121109/NEWS11/311090026/Stepmother-sentenced-to-69-months-in-prison-for-abuse-of-disabled-daughter?odyssey=nav%7Chead&nclick_check=1
The woman who deemed it acceptable to punish her mentally disabled daughter by forcing her to wear heavy pieces of plywood that said “I am a liar and a theif (sic)” and to help stitch a head wound with a common needle and thread screamed and fell to the floor as the judge sentenced her to 69 months in state prison. Her daughter was found sobbing, wearing pink fur-covered handcuffs, bleeding from the mouth and wearing the large wooden signs. She had been beaten, starved and forced to sleep outside or stand in the hot sun. The victim’s stepfather, who prosecutors say inflicted much of the physical abuse, received 15 years in prison after pleading no contest to several charges.

2.         KENTUCKY (Cynthiana), WKYT, November 9, 2012
Estranged wife of former Kentucky mayor accused of financial exploitation
http://www.wkyt.com/news/headlines/Estranged-wife-of-former-Kentucky-mayor-accused-of-financial-exploitation-178203061.html
A former mayor’s estranged wife is accused of financially exploiting her husband while he was incapable, due to mental or physical dysfunctioning to manage his own resources. She also faces a first degree perfury charge and a second degree criminal possession of a forged instrument.

3.         OKLAHOMA (Tahlequah), Tahlequah Daily Press, November 12, 2012
Local woman charged with exploitation
http://tahlequahdailypress.com/local/x691738191/Local-woman-charged-with-exploitation
Prosecutors have filed felony charges against a Tahlequah woman accused of financially exploiting a vulnerable adult. The suspect allegedly took a $3000 insurance check endorsed by the woman, through the check was supposed to be deposited in the victim’s account. Financial exploitation by a caretaker is punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a fine of not more than $10,000.

4.         WISCONSIN (Mazomanie), Wisconsin State Journal, November 11, 2012
Chris Rickert: Disabled man’s murder delivers message for all
http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/chris_rickert/chris-rickert-disabled-man-s-murder-delivers-message-for-all/article_5b05768e-2b54-11e2-9c9b-001a4bcf887a.html
A 27-year-old man with Asperger’s syndrome was found buried in a makeshift grave last week, allegedly tortured and murdered four months earlier by the half-brother he idolized. Dane County Sheriff Dave Mahoney said it was one of the most tragic cases he’s seen in 33 years.

RELATED ISSUES

1.         ILLINOIS (Rockford), Rockford Register Star, November 12, 2012
Missing Rockford man found in Wisconsin
http://www.rrstar.com/updates/x1582302348/Missing-Rockford-man-found-in-Wisconsin
An elderly man suffering from dementia and diabetes who had been missing since Saturday evening was safely located about 3 a.m. today in Watertown, Wis, a Rockford Police Department official said.

2.         WASHINGTON (Newport), KHQ, November 13, 2012
Vulnerable Adult Who Went Missing is Found ALIVE!
http://www.khq.com/story/20073616/alert-vunerable-adult-missing-after-leaving-assited-living
A 71-year-old man who went missing on Sunday from his assisted living residence in Newport was found safe.

3.         WASHINGTON (Seattle), Kirkland Reporter, November 12, 2012
Missing 73-year-old male with dementia located in Seattle
http://www.kirklandreporter.com/news/178902451.html
A Woodinville man who went missing in Kirkland on Saturday afternoon was located by a Seattle resident early Sunday morning. The man was supposed to be at the Life Care Center of Kirkland between 1:30-3:30 p.m. and apparently walked away from the facility. Although somewhat disoriented and confused, he appeared to be unharmed. He was transported to the hospital by private ambulance for evaluation and to be reunited with his family.

4.         INTERNATIONAL (Manchester, United Kingdom), Daily Mail, November 9, 2012
Dementia patient found wandering in the freezing night ten miles from home after carer ‘forgot’ about him
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2230369/Dementia-patient-wandering-freezing-night-miles-home-carer-forgot-him.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
A 73-year-old man who suffers from dementia and diabetes  was found wandering in the cold ten miles from home after his council carer allegedly forgot all about him. He was discovered shivering with his clothes soaking wet near a rural farm after he went missing from his flat in an inner city district of Manchester.

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

·       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

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

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

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