NCEA Newsfeed – Wednesday, April 30, 2014
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A calendar of upcoming elder abuse and neglect events and funding opportunities can be found at the bottom of the newsfeed.
ELDER ABUSE NEWSFEED
NATIONAL Wall Street Journal/NASDAQ.com, April 29, 2014
Brokerage Firms Step Up Efforts to Combat Elderly Financial Abuse – Practice Management
Large brokerage firms are recognizing that older investors may need assistance making financial choices that are free from undue influence or abuse and are setting up systems to keep these investors safe from harm.
CALIFORNIA (Camarillo), KTLA News, April 26, 2014
Man, 74, Arrested on Suspicion of Sexual Battery at Camarillo Supermarket
A 74-year-old man has been arrested and charged with one count of sexual battery and one count of elder or dependent-adult abuse.
CALIFORNIA (San Diego), CBS (local), April 29, 2014
Two Suspects Wanted in Elder Abuse Theft
http://www.cbs8.com/story/25384975/two-suspects-wanted-in-elder-abuse-theft
San Diego County Sheriff’s Department are looking for two men who tricked a 71-year-old man into giving them $10,000, ostensibly for a charity.
ILLINOIS (St. Charles), Northwest Herald, April 25, 2014
More Charges Filed in St. Charles Elder Abuse Case
http://www.nwherald.com/2014/04/25/more-charges-filed-in-st-charles-elder-abuse-case/aqmojg9/
Two 18-year-old former care facility employees were charged with abuse of a long-term care facility resident and dissemination of an unauthorized video recording. The former caregivers are accused of hitting a 97-year-old woman in the face and making a video recording of the incident.
MINNESOTA (Hibbing), Hibbing Daily Tribune, April 28, 2014
Woman Arrested for Financial Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult
A 53-year-old woman has been arrested and is expected to be charged with felony theft of more than $1,000 and felony financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult.
NORTH CAROLINA (Rowan County), WBTV, April 30, 2014
Woman Charged with Stealing Money from Dementia Patient
http://www.wbtv.com/story/25391177/woman-charged-with-stealing-money-from-dementia-patient
A woman with dementia asked her friend to pay her bills from her checking account while she was in the hospital. The friend used the woman’s checking account to pay some of her own bills totaling over $4,200.
TENNESSEE (Germantown), WMCTV, April 25, 2014
‘Landscapers’ Take Advantage of 89-year-old Man With Dementia
http://www.wmctv.com/story/25346952/landscapers-take-adavantage-of-89-year-old-man
Unscrupulous landscapers target an elderly man with dementia and charge him $4,000 for unscheduled tree trimming.
INTERNATIONAL NEWSFEED
UNITED KINGDOM (London), The Daily Mail, April 29, 2014
‘Will You Help Me, Please?’ Bedridden Great-Grandmother, 98, Cried Out 321 Times In An Hour – But Her Carers Ignored Her, Reveals Shocking Secret Film Taken Inside Homes
Investigative reporter tells how certain care facilities in London neglect and physically abuse elderly patients.
ABUSE OF ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES NEWSFEED
FLORIDA (East Naples), naplesnews.com, April 27, 2014
East Naples Man Accused of Pushing Disabled Man Out of Wheelchair
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2014/apr/27/east-man-arrested-wheelchair-beat-disabled/?partner=RSS
A 41-year-old man arrested after he asked his wheelchair-bound friend to buy him beer and snacks and then beat him a short time later.
NEW YORK (Buffalo), WIVB TV, April 25, 2014
Hidden Camera Leads to Charges Against 17 Workers at Nursing Home
http://wivb.com/2014/04/25/nursing-home-workers-to-be-arraigned-in-court/
17 former employees (ranging in age from 20- to 60-years-old) were charged with failing to provide necessary care to a 54-year-old disabled patient, including not dispensing pain medications and not providing him with sustenance or hygienic care while falsely submitting forms claiming that they did provide such care.
RELATED ISSUES
CALIFORNIA (Riverside), The Press-Enterprise, April 25, 2014
Riverside: Takano Seeks Reverse Mortgage Reform
U.S. Representative Mark Takano (D-Riverside) calls for the reverse mortgage market to be re-examined by the Federal Housing Administration for policy changes. According to Takano, the current program frequently hurts the surviving spouse and/or heirs who can be left with a sizeable loan to pay off.
IDAHO (Canyon County), Idaho Press-Tribune, April 26, 2014
Canyon County Deputies Seek Missing Vulnerable Adult
The Canyon County Sheriff’s Office seeks the public’s help locating Tommy Brase, a 29-year-old man with special needs who has been missing since April 24. Brace is described as about 6-foot-4, 240 pounds with blue eyes and brown hair. He was last seen wearing a blue Captain America jacket, jeans, a WWE T-shirt and brown cowboy boots. He is known to frequent Anytime Fitness in Caldwell. Anyone with information on Brace’s whereabouts is asked to call the Canyon County Sheriff’s Office at 454-7531
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Upcoming Elder Abuse Conferences/Training Events (in chronological order):
• 2nd Annual Michigan Elder Justice & At-Risk Adult Summit "The Big Idea" is May 1, 2014, at the Lansing Center in Lansing, MI, presented by the Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan in conjunction with the Michigan Department of Human Services. Speakers include; Dr. Scott Model (Victims with Developmental Disabilities), Robert Spada (Current Trends in Vulnerable Adult Abuse Investigation and Prosecution), David Tanay (The Attorney General's Role in vulnerable Adult Abuse Investigation), Catherine Emerson (Human Trafficking of Vulnerable Adults), and Dr. Kevin Foley (The Aging Brain: Cognition and Capacity). For more information click here: http://www.ciclt.net/sn/events/e_signup.aspx?ClientCode=paam&E_ID=500183&RegType=ATT
• The American Psychological Association and American Bar Association will hold a National Conference on Violence, May 1-3, in D.C. This 3-day APA/ABA continuing education national conference will address a broad range of issues related to the exposure of children, youth, and families to violence in and around the home, community, and society. For registration information go here: http://www.apa.org/about/offices/ogc/apa-aba/conference.aspx. For inquiries, email: APAABAViolenceConf@apa.org.
• The Florida Attorney General’s Office and The Florida Bar Elder Law Section’s Committee on Elder Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation are pleased to present “Confronting Elder Financial Exploitation”, May 12 – 14, 2014, in Altamonte Springs, Florida, at the Embassy Suites Orlando North. This 3-day class encourages participants to “think outside the box” in formulating successful investigations and legal remedies. Elder law attorneys, prosecutors, and investigators are partnering in their communities with other subject matter experts to successfully expose and prosecute those who abuse our elder citizens. This interactive class encourages an exchange of information and creative resolutions. For more information please click here: http://www.fcpti.com/fcpti.nsf/forms/0B2C44BA5D93CE2885257C0C004735CB or call (850) 414 -3360.
• The 7th Annual Forensic Investigations Conference will be held in the Kansas City Convention Center May 12-17, 2014. The conference will focus on a broad array of emerging forensic issues, including sexual assault, interpersonal violence, ballistics, strangulation, and child and elder abuse in both urban and rural environments. This year’s conference is designed to provide an interactive joint educational opportunity and promising practices when working with victims of violence. To find more information, see here: http://www.saintlukeshealthsystem.org/forensic
• 17th Annual Kern County Elder Abuse Prevention Conference Wednesday, May 21, 2014 8:15 am - 3:30 pm At Hodel’s Country Dining (Liberty Rm) 5917 Knudsen Drive Bakersfield, California. “When is a Bruise Not a Bruise: Forensic Wound Identification and Documentation of Possible Abuse and Neglect” Speaker Daniel J. Sheridan, PhD, RN, FAAN. For more information: http://www.co.kern.ca.us/aas/pdf/2014_Elder_Abuse_Conf.pdf
• The 3rd World Congress on Adult Guardianship will be convened on May 28-30th , 2014 in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area. It is sponsored by the National Guardianship Network in affiliation with the International Guardianship Network. The theme of the conference is, “Promising Practices to Ensure Excellence in Guardianship Around the World.” Proposals for presentations are due July 31. See http://worldcongressguardianship.org
• The annual Gulf Coast Elder Abuse Conference, “Don’t Let the Light Go Out,” will be held on June 16, 2014 from 8:00 AM-4:45 PM in Slidell, Louisiana. The conference will include six hours of continuing education credits for nurses, and credit is pending for lawyers, social workers, professional counselors, bankers, facility administrators and physical therapists. A partial list of topics includes: Recognition of Injuries, the Elder Justice Act, Competence & Capacity, Domestic Violence Grown Old, The Role of Banking in Preventing and Responding to Elder Financial Exploitation and Elder Abuse and the LGBT Community. Presenters include: Donald D. Akers Jr., JD; Harold S. Bartholomew Jr., JD; Jenefer Duane; Dean Hawley, MD; Candace J. Heisler, JD; Suzy Ritholz, PhD; Daniel Sheridan, PhD and Jane Thomas, JD. For details, e-mail WEAAD@STSALT.ORG. A complete list of topics, further details and registration information are available here: http://www.stsalt.org/GulfCoastElderAbuseConference.html.
• The 2014 Consumer Voice Annual Conference will be held in Arlington, Virginia from November 15-19, 2014. There will be speakers in the field, long-term care policy updates from key experts, and tools and resources for advocacy. Registration and the conference agenda details will be coming soon. For questions, contact: info@theconsumervoice.org.
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Funding Opportunities:
• The National Institute of Justice is seeking proposals for research and evaluation related to the abuse, neglect, and exploitation of elderly individuals. Research that includes residents of residential care facilities also will be considered. Research proposed may be focused at the state, local, tribal, federal, juvenile justice policy and/or practice level. The closing date for the application is April 25, 2014. Click here for more information: http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=251247
• The Office for Victims of Crime released a solicitation yesterday under which it will fund up to ten awards of $150,000 to $750,000 to support organizations that use technology creatively to provide outreach and direct assistance to victims, particularly those who have never been served or for whom services are not readily available, nationally and/or internationally (for Americans abroad). OVC plans to fund three categories of projects: National-Scope Victim Service Initiatives, National Scope Victim Service Initiatives Proposing To Serve Underserved Victims Identified by the Applicant, and Victim Service Initiatives for American Victims of Domestic Violence and/or Sexual Assault Abroad. Deadline: May 15, 2014. Link to the solicitation: http://ojp.gov/ovc/grants/pdftxt/FY14_V21_UsingTechnology.pdf. For questions, see contact information on page 2 of the solicitation.
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