NCEA Newsfeed – Monday, May 14, 2013 – 32 days until World Elder Abuse Awareness Day!
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http://www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/AoA_Programs/Elder_Rights/YEAP/index.aspx
Did you know? A calendar of upcoming elder abuse and neglect events and funding opportunities can be found at the bottom of the newsfeed.
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ELDER ABUSE NEWSFEED
1. ALABAMA
(Gadsden), Gadsden Times, May 11, 2013
http://www.gadsdentimes.com/article/20130511/NEWS/130519967/1049/NEWS?Title=Coming-Soon-for-May-12
The Council on Aging of Etowah County will host its eighth-annual Elder Abuse
Awareness Summit, in conjunction with World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, at 8:30
a.m. June 19 at the Senior Activity Center.
2. CALIFORNIA (El
Cerrito), El Cerrito Patch, May 9, 2013
Man Arrested on Suspicion of Elder Abuse and More from the Weekend Police
Blotter
http://elcerrito.patch.com/articles/man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-elder-abuse-and-more-from-the-weekend-police-blotter
A man arrested on suspicion of burglary was found to have a key to the house in
question and is suspected of being involved in an ongoing elder abuse case.
3. CALIFORNIA
(Fresno), The Sikh News Network, May 9, 2013
No Hate Crime Charge Yet in Beating of Fresno Sikh
http://www.sikhnn.com/headlines/2512/no-hate-crime-charge-yet-beating-fresno-sikh
A homeless man yesterday plead not guilty to serious felony charges of
attempted murder and elder abuse with a dangerous weapon for severely beating
an elderly Sikh in Fresno, California, but has not yet been charged with a hate
crime.
4. CALIFORNIA
(Yreka), Siskiyou Daily, May 13, 2013
Yreka woman sentenced to probation for fraud against elderly
http://www.siskiyoudaily.com/article/20130513/NEWS/130519932
Former in-home caregiver Lisa Davis, 24, was sentenced to three years of
probation for the two charges that stemmed from fraudulent use of credit cards
belonging to two of her former elderly clients. Davis agreed to this sentence
in a plea agreement with the district attorney’s office. The judge also ordered
Davis to pay restitution in the amount of $3,478 for one of the cases as well
as restitution for the other case, although that amount had yet to be
calculated at the sentencing hearing.
5. GEORGIA
(Columbus), WTVM, May 12, 2013
Nursing home patients claim sexual abuse at facility
http://www.wtvm.com/story/22229658/nursing-home-patients-claim-sexual-abuse-at-facility
Columbus police detectives are investigating claims from three nursing home
patients who say they were sexually assaulted. Officials at River Towne Center
on Warm Springs Road said none of their employees are accused of the
crimes. The three female patients are alleging that two male patients at
the facility perpetrated these acts on separate occasions.
6. GEORGIA
(Chatham County), Savannah Now, May 10, 2013
Prosecutor: Elder abuse all of our problem
http://savannahnow.com/news/2013-05-09/prosecutor-elder-abuse-all-our-problem#.UZF5RaL5XTo
Chatham County’s elder abuse prosecutor on Thursday called for a total
community response to help in the effort to end crimes against those 65 years
and older.
7. INDIANA (Indianapolis),
Public News Service, May 13, 2013
Governor Pence to Sign Indiana’s New “Senior Consumer Protection Act”
http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32333-1
An Indiana attorney, who is also a state senator, has noticed an uptick in
Hoosier seniors being intimidated in financial matters by con artists,
salespeople, even family. The Indiana Division of Aging indicates financial
exploitation of seniors went up 80 percent between 2001 and 2011. Consequently,
Tim Lanane authored a "Senior Consumer Protection Act," Senate Bill
382, which has bi-partisan support.
8. MASSACHUSETTS
(Bristol), The Sun Chronicle, May 12, 2013
Conference to be held on senior bullying
http://www.thesunchronicle.com/conference-to-be-held-on-senior-bullying/article_19317916-bb81-11e2-8db8-001a4bcf887a.html
Bristol Elder Services and the Southeastern Alliance for Elders will hold a
half-day conference on elder bullying June 13, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.
9. NEBRASKA
(Roca), Journal Star, May 10, 2013
Roca man, ex-wife arrested in elder abuse case
http://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/roca-man-ex-wife-arrested-in-elder-abuse-case/article_4d0d10c7-b980-58d3-84e7-1cb56012b65e.html
A 45-year-old Roca man wiped out his mother’s $150,000 life savings over the
past two years to pay for child support, a motorcycle and his ex-wife’s tanning
and cosmetic surgery, Lancaster County Sheriff Terry Wagner said.
10. NEW YORK (Granville), CBS
Albany, May 10, 2013
Nursing home sex abuse
http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/top-story/stories/nursing-home-sex-abuse-8185.shtml
State police arrested a Glens Falls man who they say had sexual contact with a
disabled resident at a Granville Nursing home. Police say a staff member
witnessed the suspect having sex with a resident during a visit.
11. NEW YORK (Hastings),
Iohud, May 13, 2013
Andrus on Hudson nursing home fined in patient’s 2011 death
http://www.lohud.com/article/20130513/NEWS/305130091/Area-nursing-homes-pay-fines-settle-death-fall-cases?nclick_check=1
The Andrus on Hudson nursing home in Hastings has agreed to pay a $12,000 state
fine to settle charges that staff members mistakenly failed to intervene when a
patient suffered a fatal heart attack two years ago.
12. NEW YORK (Saratoga
Springs), Saratoga Today, May 9, 2013
Local Elder Abuse Forum Brings Common Issues to Light
http://saratogatodaynewspaper.com/index.php/news/news/item/1413-local-elder-abuse-forum-brings-common-issues-to-light
Deirdre M.W. Lok, assistant director and general counsel of the Harry and
Jeanette Weinberg Center for Elder Abuse Prevention, spoke at an elder abuse
forum filled with community leaders from a variety of organizations and
businesses about the often overlooked issue of elderly abuse, emphasizing the
fact that most of the time it happens under our noses without our knowledge.
13. PENNSYLVANIA (Mt. Union),
We Are Central Pennsylvania, May 10, 2013
Elder Abuse Seminar
http://wearecentralpa.com/fulltext-news?nxd_id=460302
A large meeting was held in Huntingdon County on Friday to help seniors learn
to protect themselves and their neighbors. Organizers of the session say there
are too many people currently looking to take advantage of seniors.
14. UTAH (Provo), Deseret
News, May 13, 2013
Elder abuse conference to be held in Provo next month
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579924/Elder-abuse-conference-to-be-held-in-Provo-next-month.html
The Provo Police Department is partnering with the Utah Area Agencies on Aging
and other organizations to host the first Elder Abuse Conference on Thursday,
June 13, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Utah County Convention Center, 220 W.
Center. The theme of the conference is “Silent Victims, Silent Crimes” and the
event will offer workshops and training sessions on signs of elder abuse,
effective interventions, and strategies to prevent older adults from becoming
victims.
15. INTERNATIONAL (Dunedin,
New Zealand), New Zealand Herald, May 13, 2013
Dementia patient wrongly restrained multiple times
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10883382
An 85-year-old dementia patient at a Dunedin care home was wrongly restrained
with a lap-belt on multiple occasions, despite his wife's objections. Deputy
Health and Disability Commissioner Theo Baker has found Ross Home and Hospital
breached the code governing health and disability consumer rights during the
man's two-month stay at the home's secure dementia unit.
16. INTERNATIONAL (Dundee,
Scotland), BBC, May 13, 2013
Thief who twice robbed Dundee man with dementia is jailed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-22512259
A heroin-addicted woman pleads guilty to two charges of assault and robbery
after a hidden camera captures her forcefully entering a man’s house and taking
his money. The perpetrator was a family friend of the victim.
17. INTERNATIONAL (Dundee,
Scotland), News.STV.TV, May 13, 2013
Dementia sufferer robbed twice after forgetting the first incident
http://news.stv.tv/scotland/225138-lynn-stewart-robbed-william-carver-twice-as-he-forget-first-incident/
A woman robbed a dementia sufferer twice when he answered the door a second time
because he could not remember the first attack. The woman was a family friend
who was caught after the victim’s family installed a hidden camera.
18. INTERNATIONAL (Birmingham,
United Kingdom), Birmingham Mail, May 13, 2013
Rogue trader conned Solihull dementia sufferer, 90, out of hundreds of pounds
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/rogue-trader-conned-birmingham-dementia-3684622
A rogue trader conned a 90-year-old dementia sufferer out of hundreds of pounds
by charging for guttering and roof work he never completed.
19. INTERNATIONAL (Camborne,
United Kingdom), The is the West Country, May 11, 2013
Camborned carer jailed for St Ives nursing home abuse
http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/cornwall_news/10413027.Camborne_carer_jailed_for_St_Ives_nursing_home_abuse/
A care home worker from Camborne has been sent to jail for nine months after
abusing care home residents. Fiona Sally Salmon, aged 40, of Fore Street,
mistreated patients over a five month period at Cornwallis Nursing Home, which
caters for those suffering from dementia and Alzheimer's disease in particular.
On March 14 she was found guilty of seven charges of ill-treating or neglecting
residents suffering from insufficient mental capacity.
20. INTERNATIONAL (Truro,
United Kingdom), Daily Mail, May 10, 2013
Jailed, 28st care worker who abused her elderly residents by sitting on them
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2322659/Jailed-28st-care-worker-abused-elderly-residents-sitting-them.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
A 28-stone nursing home worker who abused elderly vulnerable people by sitting
on them was yesterday jailed for nine months. Fiona Salmon, 40, also pinched,
slapped and manhandled those in her care during the campaign of physical and
verbal cruelty. She sprayed deodorant in an elderly woman’s face, threw talcum
powder at another and rubbed one female resident’s head so hard she made her
nose bleed.
ABUSE OF ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES
1. IOWA (Des
Moines), San Francisco Gate, May 10, 2013
Justices allow lawsuit against Iowa disabled home
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Justices-allows-lawsuit-against-Iowa-disabled-home-4505808.php
A woman who claims she was fired in 2006 from an Iowa home for the disabled
after complaining about abuse of residents can have her day in court, the Iowa
Supreme Court ruled Friday.
2. IOWA (Iowa
City), Washington Post, May 13, 2013
Attorneys: Landmark $240M verdict for mentally disabled workers to be cut to
$1.6M
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/attorneys-landmark-240m-verdict-for-mentally-disabled-workers-to-be-cut-to-16m/2013/05/13/3b52af2a-bbe4-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html
A landmark $240 million verdict awarded to 32 mentally disabled Iowa plant
workers who were subjected to years of abuse by their handlers will be reduced
to just $1.6 million because of a federal cap, attorneys in the case agree.
RELATED ISSUES
1. CALIFORNIA (Los
Angeles), Los Angeles Times, May 9, 2013
L.A. County ordered to assume guardianship of elderly murder suspect
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-guardianship-murder-suspect-dementia-20130509,0,3068654.story
Over the objections of Los Angeles County mental health officials, a judge on
Thursday ordered a blind 86-year-old murder defendant with dementia to remain
in the government's care and not be released to a family member.
2.
MICHIGAN (Portage), WoodTV, May 13, 2013
Portage man with dementia found safe
http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/kalamazoo_and_battle_creek/man-with-dementia-missing-in-portage
A Portage man diagnosed with dementia was located Monday morning after
disappearing Sunday night. The 41-year-old is in good health and later reunited
with his family, according to a news release from the Portage Department of
Public Safety.
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Funding Opportunities:
- May 15, 2013
- Kendal Charitable Funds (KCF) is seeking proposals for promising innovations that will transform the experience of aging. We are interested in ideas that can enhance the lives of an aging population, whether through services, research, and/or developing new understandings and awareness of the issue and opportunities. We are looking for pilot projects that address one or more of these criteria. We will give priority to opportunities that have the greatest potential for change and replication, for the greatest number of individuals.
- The proposed project must address one or more non-institutionalized populations, focusing on the following topic:
- Elder Abuse: Identification and/or Prevention of one or more of the following
- Financial
- Physical
- Emotional
- Sexual
- For more information: www.kendalcharitablefunds.org
- May 20, 2013
- The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is pleased to announce that it is seeking applications for research and evaluation relating to abuse, neglect, and exploitation of elderly individuals and residents of residential care facilities. This research furthers the Department’s mission by sponsoring research to provide objective, independent, evidence-based knowledge and tools to meet the challenges of crime and justice, particularly at the State and local levels.
- For more information: https://ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/sl001043.pdf
- November 1, 2013
- The Lawrence Foundation awards grants in support of the environment, education, human services, disaster relief, and other causes. The foundation awards both program and operating grants with no geographic restrictions to nonprofit organizations that qualify for tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, as well as public schools and libraries.
- For more information: http://www.thelawrencefoundation.org/grants/guidelines.php
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Upcoming Elder Abuse Conferences/Training Events (in chronological order):
· The 6th Annual Forensic Investigations Conference to be held from May 15-17, 2013 at the Kansas City Convention Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Seminars will focus on a broad array of emerging forensic practices, in sexual assault, interpersonal violence, child and elder abuse in both an urban and rural environment. For more information https://www.saintlukeshealthsystem.org/event/forensic-conference-1
· The 16th Annual Kern County Elder Abuse Prevention Conference will be themed “Self Neglect Topics: Hoarding & Grief, Loss, and Trauma.” The conference will take place on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at Hodel’s Country Dining. For more information: http://www.co.kern.ca.us/aas/pdf/elder-abuse-conf-2013.pdf.
· The Legal Assistance for Seniors Conference on Elder Abuse will be held at UC Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco, California. The theme of the conference will be “Elder Justice: From Policy to Practice” and will be held on May 21, 2013. For more information: http://lashicap.org/las-events. To find out more about the Institute on Aging’s Elder Abuse Prevention Program’s scholarships for registration for San Francisco area advocates: http://ioaging.org/documents/news/LAS%20-DV_Flier_and_Form2013_EAP-1.pdf
· Registration
is now open for the free webinar, “Improving Care by Strengthening the
Workforce: Why Immigration Reform Is Important to Home Care Consumers,”
which will take place on May 23, 2013. The webinar is hosted by The
National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care.
For more information: https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/registrations/new?cid=ltdf3j9ufygs
· The National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs (NANASP) Annual Training Conference 2013 will take place at the Westin San Diego in San Diego, California and will feature a keynote on Elder Abuse. The conference will take place from May 29-31, 2013. For more info: http://www.nanasp.org/upcomingconferences.html
· The Virginia Coalition for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (VCPEA) will hold its 19th annual conference in Virginia Beach at the Virginia Beach Resort and Conference Center on May 29-31, 2013. Conference information was been posted on the VCPEA website at http://www.vcpea.org
· The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Criminal Justice Institute presents an Elder Justice Symposium for attorneys, law enforcement personnel, health care and mental health care professionals, social service providers and victim advocates. The symposium will be on June 27, 2013, at the Almansor Court Banquet Center in Alhambra, California. For more information: http://da.lacounty.gov/cji/ea062713.htm
· The Alzheimer’s Association annual conference, titled “Dementia Care @AAIC: Translating Research to Practice” will be held in Boston, Massachusetts from July 13-18, 2013. Learn more here: http://www.alz.org/aaic/
· Changing
Aging, The Florida Conference on Aging will be held on August 12-14,
2013 and will be themed, “Aging: New Game – New Rules”
For more information: http://www.fcoa.org/conference.html
· The 18th International Conference & Summit on Violence, Abuse & Trauma will be held in San Diego, California on September 8-11, 2013. For more information: http://www.ivatcenters.org/
· The 24th Annual NAPSA Conference to be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota October 2-3, 2013, followed by The 4th Annual NAPSA Summit on Elder Financial Exploitation on October 4, 2013. For more information: http://www.napsa-now.org/get-connected/annual-conference/
· The 30th Annual Adult Protective Services Conference will be held in San Antonio, Texas from November 19-22, 2013. For more information: https://www.dfps.state.tx.us/Adult_Protection/Adult_Protective_Services_Conference/
· The 2nd Annual National Elder Abuse Symposium will be held at the Hyatt Regency Orange County in Anaheim, California on December 3-6, 2013. Stay tuned for more information.
An archived collection of previous
newsfeeds is available here:
http://ncea.posthaven.com
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Center on Elder Abuse
Center of Excellence on Elder Abuse & Neglect
University of California, Irvine
Program in Geriatrics
101 The City Drive South
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