NCEA Newsfeed – Monday, April 2, 2012
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Upcoming Events:
· Interested in keeping up with Adult Protective Services news, events and hot topics? Join the APS listserv!
o To sign-up for the listserv, send an email with your name, title, and agency to napsrc@apsnetwork.org
· 2012 Florida Conference on Aging (August 20-22, 2012)
o Presented by The Florida Council on Aging (FCOA) and the Florida Association of Aging Services Providers (FASP), in partnership with the Florida Department of Elder Affairs (DOEA). The theme this year will be Aging: New Game – New Rules
o http://www.fcoa.org/FCOA%20Sponsor%20Brochure%202012%20FINAL.pdf
· 2012 NAPSA Conference: Ending Adult Abuse: On the Horizon? (October 16-18)
o This event in Phoenix, Arizona will be followed by the 3rd Annual Elder Financial Exploitation Summit on October 19, 2012.
o Email info@apsnetwork.org for more information
· CDAA 2012 National Elder Abuse Symposium (December 4-7, 2012)
o Guest speakers to include Paul Greenwood, San Diego County Deputy District Attorney, Bob Nichols, Retired Marin County Deputy District Attorney, and many more
o More information coming soon
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ELDER ABUSE NEWSFEED
1. CALIFORNIA (Marin County), Marin Independent Journal, March 31, 2012
Talk on ‘debit or credit’ featured at Marin elder abuse task force meeting
http://www.marinij.com/sanrafael/ci_20290694/talk-debit-or-credit-featured-at-marin-elder
A free forum, "Debit or Credit? What's the Difference?" will be held Wednesday at the Division of Aging and Adult Services office, 10 N. San Pedro Road, Room 1018. The forum, sponsored by the Marin County Commission on Aging's Elder Abuse Prevention Task Force, will feature a talk by Angela Perry, uniform security agent and investment adviser.
2. CALIFORNIA (Sacramento), News 10, March 29, 2012
Sacramento detectives look for other victims of parking lot scam
http://www.news10.net/news/article/186980/2/Detectives-look-for-other-victims-of-parking-lot-scam?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Cbc%7Clarge
Sacramento law authorities have two women in custody for allegedly scamming a 70-year-old woman out of money and beating her. Elder abuse investigators want to know if anyone else has been targeted by the two suspects.
3. FLORIDA (Tallahassee), Herald-Tribune, April 1, 2012
ALF eviction fairness needed
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20120401/COLUMNIST/304019994/-1/sports?Title=Guest-ALF-eviction-fairness-needed
The 2012 annual session of the Florida Legislature concluded without the passage of legislation protecting the residents of assisted-living facilities against arbitrary evictions.
4. GEORGIA (Hamilton County), March 30, 2012
New Charges in Elder Abuse Case
http://www.newschannel9.com/news/top-stories/stories/vid_123.shtml
The husband of a woman charged with elder financial abuse has been arrested for allegedly conspiring with his wife to steal over $600,000 from a relative living in an assisted living home.
5. IDAHO (Twin Falls), Magic Valley Time-News, March 30, 2012
No Clownin’ Matter
http://magicvalley.com/news/local/twin-falls/no-clownin-matter/article_b69a4225-eccd-5ce0-a214-70c5558b7c3b.html
The Better Business Bureau handed out prizes to some of the 250 participants of the 2012 Scam Jam, Elder Fraud and Financial Abuse Conference Thursday at the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls.
6. ILLINOIS (Quincy), Whig.com, April 2, 2012
Quincy woman, 67, gets probation for financially exploiting stepmother
http://www.whig.com/story/17313722/quincy-woman-67-gets-probation-for-financially-exploiting-stepmother
A Quincy woman found guilty of financially exploiting her stepmother was ordered Monday to pay $32,266 in restitution and serve four years probation.
7. INDIANA (Plymouth), The Indy Channel, March 30, 2012
Man Accused Of Leaving Wife Lying On Floor For 30 Days
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/30802192/detail.html
A northern Indiana man faces two counts of felony neglect of a dependent after he told authorities he left his wife lying on the floor for 30 days.
8. INDIANA (Plymouth), Local 12, March 30, 2012
Man Allegedly Left Wife Lying on Floor For 30 Days
http://www.local12.com/mostpopular/story/Man-Allegedly-Left-Wife-Lying-on-Floor-For-30-Days/Yuebl5JpWkmBn773UgKJQA.cspx
A northern Indiana man faces two counts of felony neglect of a dependent after he allegedly told authorities he left his wife lying on the floor for 30 days. A police officer and an Adult Protective Services worker found Mary Ann Scheuer on March 21 severely dehydrated and with an infected elbow and ulcers and sores on her back, buttocks and left breast.
9. INDIANA (Plymouth), Daily Mail, March 30, 2012
Disabled woman found starving and covered in ulcers after her husband left her lying on the floor for THIRTY days
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2122819/Disabled-woman-starving-covered-ulcers-husband-left-lying-floor-THIRTY-days.html
A husband is accused of leaving his mentally disabled wife lying on the floor for 30 days and depriving her of food, water and necessary medical care.
10. IOWA (Elk Horn), Radio Iowa, March 30, 2012
Elk Horn nursing home worker accused of taking nude picture of resident
http://www.radioiowa.com/2012/03/30/elk-horn-nursing-home-worker-accused-of-taking-nude-picture-of-resident/
An Atlantic woman allegedly took an inappropriate picture of a bathing 78-year-old female resident and forwarded it to a coworker.
11. MINNESOTA (Circle Pines), KSTP, March 30, 2012
Circle Pines Woman Sentenced for Stealing from Nursing Home Residents
http://kstp.com/article/stories/s2561910.shtml
A 43-year-old woman who pled guilty to four counts of Financial Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult was sentenced today to 60 days in jail, five years of probation, and ordered to pay a $300 fine. The woman had taken $62,994.80 from two patients at a nursing home.
12. MINNESOTA (Dakota County), March 30, 2012
Woman Sentenced to 60 days in Jail for South St. Paul Nursing Home Heist
http://invergroveheights.patch.com/articles/woman-sentenced-to-60-days-in-jail-for-south-st-paul-nursing-home-heist
A Dakota County judge on Friday sentenced a 43-year-old Circle Pines woman to 60 days in jail, five years probation, restitution and a $300 fine in connection with stealing money from two residents of a South St. Paul nursing home.
13. MINNESOTA (Sleepy Eye), Sleepy Eye News, March 30, 2012
LaCourse pleads guilty to financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult
http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/news/x586039588/LaCourse-pleads-guilty-to-financial-exploitation-of-a-vulnerable-adult
In the plea bargain, a woman who is pleading guilty to financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult will pay restitution to the victim in the amount of $10,000 within one year, be on supervised probation for one year, spend six days in jail over the course of three weekends with an additional 30 days with an at-home monitoring system.
14. PENNSYLVANIA (Dauphin County), Fox 43, March 30, 2012
One of the Largest Cases of Financial Elder Abuse in Dauphin County
http://www.fox43.com/news/wpmt-one-of-the-largest-cases-of-financial-elder-abuse-in-dauphin-county-20120330,0,3502345.story
The Dauphin County Elder Abuse Task Force announced an arrest in one of its largest cases since it formed in 2004. Investigators say Kevin Marcy stole $379,132.62 from his 89 year old great aunt, a retired teacher. He was her only living relative, lived with her and had her power of attorney.
15. INTERNATIONAL (Durham, Canada), Durham Region, March 31, 2012
Durham to mark World Elder Abuse Awareness Day June 15
http://www.durhamregion.com/community/article/1327007--durham-to-mark-world-elder-abuse-awareness-day-june-15
Local advocates for the elderly are urging Durham residents to take to the streets June 15 in support of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The Durham Elder Abuse Network (DEAN), T and E Health Pros and Full Life Integrated Health Care Centre are teaming up to organize rallies across the region.
16. INTERNATIONAL (Ontario, Canada), CTV.CA, March 31, 2012
W5: Long-term care facilities may put seniors at risk
http://m.ctv.ca/topstories/20120330/ctv-w5-nursing-home-long-term-care-facility-risks-120331.html
A W5 investigation discovered that the rate of assault in long-term care is four times higher than in the population at large.
17. INTERNATIONAL (Bangalore, India), Times of India, April 1, 2012
Cops sensitized to elders’ woes
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-01/bangalore/31270074_1_mandakini-elders-helpline-nuclear-families
The Elders’ Helpline in Bangalore has helped seniors by giving them an outlet to report elder abuse.
18. INTERNATIONAL (Eastgate, United Kingdom), Spalding Today, April 2, 2012
Bus forms are ‘elder abuse’
http://www.spaldingtoday.co.uk/news/latest-news/bus-forms-are-elder-abuse-1-3679287#
A new policy in Eastgate requires bus pass holders to go physically go to the city council building, a difficult task for many seniors.
19. INTERNATIONAL (London, United Kingdom), Daily Mail, March 29, 2012
Care watchdog worries more for itself than the patients say MPs as they accuse it of trying to silence staff
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2122452/Care-watchdog-MPs-accuse-trying-silence-staff.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
The Care Quality Commission is accused of trying to silence its own staff to prevent them from divulging crucial information about its shortcomings.
20. INTERNATIONAL (South Wales, United Kingdom), This is South Wales, March 31, 2012
‘Prevent abuse of elderly’
http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/Prevent-abuse-elderly/story-15677464-detail/story.html
AGE Cymru is asking the people of Wales to support a campaign for a law to protect adults from abuse. The charity's Rule Out Abuse charter calls for a legal duty to be placed on public bodies, including local authorities, to investigate cases of abuse or potential abuse reported to them.
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