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NCEA Newsfeed – Thursday, July 13, 2012

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ELDER ABUSE NEWSFEED

1.         NATIONAL, San Francisco Chronicle, July 10, 2012
Boomers face mental health, substance abuse issues
http://www.sfgate.com/health/article/Boomers-face-mental-health-substance-abuse-issues-3697883.php
A new report finds as many as 1 in 5 seniors has a mental health or substance abuse problem. As the population rapidly ages over the next two decades, millions of Baby Boomers may have a hard time finding care and services for mental health problems such as depression because the nation lacks the doctors, nurses and other health workers trained for their needs, the Institute of Medicine, the health arm of the National Academy of Sciences, said Tuesday.

2.         NATIONAL, Hometown Source, July 12, 2012
Klobuchar legislation to protect seniors for neglect and abuse passes committee
http://hometownsource.com/2012/07/12/klobuchar-legislation-to-protect-seniors-from-neglect-and-abuse-passes-committee/
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s legislation to protect seniors from neglect and abuse by guardians passed the Senate Judiciary Committee with a 15-3 vote, paving the way for a vote in the full Senate. The Guardian Accountability and Senior Protection Act would protect seniors and persons with disabilities from neglect and financial exploitation by improving oversight and accountability for court-appointed guardians and conservators.

3.         CALIFORNIA (Santa Clara County), Los Gatos Patch, July 11, 2012
William Lynch Will Not Be Retried For Assault Charge, DA Announces
http://losgatos.patch.com/articles/william-lynch-will-not-be-retried-for-assault-charge-da-announces
The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office this afternoon announced it will not re-file a misdemeanor assault charge against the San Francisco man acquitted last week of felony assault and elder abuse that resulted from a confrontation with the Los Gatos priest he claims brutally raped him and his brother as children.

4.         CALIFORNIA (Stockton), CBS Local, July 9, 2012
Fraud Case Grows Against Stockton Funeral Home Director
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2012/07/09/fraud-case-grows-against-stockton-funeral-home-director/
The director of funeral home in Stockton that has been at the center of a fraud investigation was taken into custody last week on felony charges of elder financial abuse and grand theft. The suspect allegedly took thousands of dollars for funeral services that were never delivered.

5.         ILLINOIS (Brookfield), Burr Ridge Patch, July 12, 2012
Sheriff: Husband’s Neglect of Disabled, Elderly Wife Leads to Her Death
http://burrridge.patch.com/articles/sheriff-husband-s-neglect-of-disabled-elderly-wife-leads-to-her-death
A 70-year-old man is in custody after being charged with two counts of criminal abuse or neglect of an elderly person with a disability, which ultimately lead to the death of his wife. Witnesses reported that the man was often verbally abusive towards his wife, and it was suspected that his wife’s hospital visits for falls were actually caused by the suspect himself.

6.         ILLINOIS (Cook County), Riverside-Brookfield Landmark, July 11, 2012
Cook County Sheriff’s Police make arrest in Brookfield elder abuse case
http://www.rblandmark.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=9179
Cook County Sheriff's Police took two men into custody Wednesday morning. According to police sources, only one of the men is considered a suspect in what the Cook County Medical Examiner termed a homicide in an alleged elder abuse case dating back to August 2011.

7.         ILLINOIS (Schaumburg), Illinois Government News Network, July 11, 2012
IL Department on Aging Hosts its Annual Elder Rights Conference & Awards
http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=1&RecNum=10388
Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) Director John K. Holton, Ph.D., today opened the 26th Annual Elder Rights Conference, at the Chicago Marriott Schaumburg.  Each year IDoA hosts the conference that gathers advocates, service providers, and other professionals to share information and learn the latest on the topic of elder rights.

8.         KENTUCKY (Lexington), Kentucky.com, July 9, 2012
UK study on elder abuse shows need to improve local councils
http://www.kentucky.com/2012/07/09/2253594/uk-study-on-elder-abuse-shows.html
After finding that they lacked strong purpose and coordination, a University of Kentucky researcher is working to improve Kentucky's 27 local councils on elder abuse.

9.         MASSACHUSETTS (Melrose), Wicked Local, July 10, 2012
Rep. Brodeur speaks about scams at Cefalo Memorial Complex
http://www.wickedlocal.com/melrose/news/x1967204259/Rep-Brodeur-speaks-about-scams-at-Cefalo-Memorial-Complex#axzz20STMleBg
Rep. Paul Brodeur talked to residents of the Cefalo Memorial Complex in Melrose to share his experiences in fighting against elder financial abuse and to provide advice on how to protect yourself against scam artists.

10.       MISSOURI (Jefferson City), Columbia Tribune, July 12, 2012
Missouri law bolsters financial protection for seniors, disabled
http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2012/jul/12/missouri-law-bolsters-financial-protection-for/
Gov. Jay Nixon signed legislation yesterday intended to strengthen protections for elderly and disabled Missourians against financial exploitation. Under the newly approved law, it now will be a crime to use "undue influence" to exploit someone's "vulnerable state of mind, neediness, pain or agony."

11.       MISSOURI (Kansas City), Fox 4KC, July 11, 2012
Nixon Signs Bill to Protect Seniors, Disabled from Financial Abuse
http://fox4kc.com/2012/07/11/nixon-signs-bill-to-protect-seniors-disabled-from-financial-abuse/
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon signed a bill on Wednesday aimed at protecting seniors and persons with disabilities from financial exploitation.

12.       MISSOURI (Springfield), KY3, July 11, 2012
New legislation allows easier prosecution of elder abuse – financial and physical
http://articles.ky3.com/2012-07-11/financial-exploitation_32636892
The Missouri Governor was at the South Side Senior Center to sign legislation concerning financial exploitation. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reports about one out of every five calls to the Elder Abuse Hotline deals with financial exploitation.

13.       OHIO (Columbus), The News-Messenger, July 11, 2012
Ohio unveils nursing home anti-drug abuse effort
http://www.thenews-messenger.com/article/20120711/NEWS01/207110306/Ohio-unveils-nursing-home-anti-drug-abuse-effort
Attorney General Mike DeWine on Tuesday announced a plan to combat the theft of prescription drugs in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. The initiative is one of several state efforts aimed at reducing the abuse of prescription painkillers, which has led to record numbers of accidental overdose deaths.

14.       OHIO (Columbus), WWOKTV, July 10, 2012
Ohio launches new plan to curb nursing home drug abuse and theft
http://www.wowktv.com/story/18995723/ohio-launches-new-plan-to-curb-nursing-home-drug-abuse-and-theft
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced plans Tuesday to stop pharmaceutical drug thefts in adult care facilities. The governor plans to offer help to every nursing home, assisted living agency and residential care facility in Ohio.

15.       OKLAHOMA (Tulsa), Tulsa World, July 11, 2012
Elder Exploitation on the Rise
http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/article.aspx?subjectid=316&articleid=20120711_15_E4_ULNSao598474
A major new survey of 762 experts on financial exploitation of the elderly, conducted by the nonprofit Investor Protection Trust, showed 84 percent of them agree that "the problem of swindles targeting the elderly is getting worse today."

16.       TEXAS (Denison), KXII.com, July 10, 2012
Former nursing home employee arrested for sexual assault
http://www.kxii.com/news/headlines/Former_nursing_home_employee_arrested_for_sexual_assault_162000635.html
A former Denison nursing home employee accused of sexually assaulting a resident is now behind bars. Investigators said one of the residents of the Homestead of Denison accused Reynolds of the abuse last May. The Homestead's facility administrator said Reynolds was fired immediately and the victim was doing okay.

17.       TEXAS (El Paso), KVIA.com, July 11, 2012
Man arrested in shooting death of his wife
http://www.kvia.com/news/Update-Man-arrested-in-shooting-death-of-his-wife/-/391068/15474556/-/esbh7oz/-/index.html
An 81-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder in the shooting death of his 76-year-old wife. He allegedly shot his wife, then called police dispatchers and told them that he had just shot his wife in the head with a handgun. The man reported in March of 2011 that his wife attacked him and that he was afraid of her, but he refused to apply for a protective order against her.

18.       UTAH (Syracuse), Standard-Examiner, July 11, 2012
Syracuse police: Home health care provider defrauded elderly woman.
http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/07/10/syracuse-police-home-health-care-provider-defrauded-elderly-woman
A home health care worker was booked in Davis County Jail on four counts of fraud, two counts of credit card fraud and one count of elder abuse Monday following an investigation that lasted about two weeks. Police believe there may have been more victims.

19.       WASHINGTON (Seattle), Seattle Times, July 3, 2012
Arrest in King County after elderly woman is bilked of $1 million
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018593989_theft04m.html
Brenda Nicholas, a 46-year-old woman who prosecutors say is involved in a loosely organized crime group, was charged Monday in King County Superior Court with more than 50 criminal counts, most connected to her alleged bilking of an elderly Seattle woman out of $1 million.

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ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES

1.         COLORADO (Durango), Durango Herald, July 10, 2012
Legislative session includes protections for the disabled
http://durangoherald.com/article/20120711/COLUMNISTS06/707119987/-1/s
When the regular session of the General Assembly of the Colorado Legislature adjourned May 9, it left a legacy of two laws that are intended to protect people with disabilities and at-risk adults from harm.

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

·   National Survey on Abuse of People with Disabilities:  Add your knowledge and expertise regarding abuse and individuals with any type of disability across the  lifespan.  Take the survey then forward it widely, to help in the dissemination effort. Click here to take the survey.

●    26^th Annual Elder Rights Conference (July 11-13, 2012), Schaumburg, Illinois.  Presented by the Illinois Department on Aging. :http://cspl.uis.edu/ILLAPS/DOA/index.html

●    The National Association of VOCA Assistance Administrators, through a grant from OVC, is seeking proposals for projects to raise public awareness of victims’ rights and services in communities during National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW), April 21-27, 2013. For more information and an application, visit the NCVRW Community Awareness Projects site. The deadline to apply is July 18, 2012.

●    Texas Summit on Elder Financial Exploitation sponsored by the Houston Financial Abuse Specialist Team and Better Business Bureau Education Foundation will take place Friday, August 3, 2012, 8:30 am to 3:30 pm.
http://houston.bbb.org/texas-elder-financial-exploitation-summit/

●    2012 Florida Conference on Aging (August 20-22, 2012).  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 Ruleshttp://www.fcoa.org/FCOA%20Sponsor%20Brochure%202012%20FINAL.pdf

·         The Consumer Voice recently announced a brand new "Advocacy in Action" day of training, sharing and advocating, September 10, 2012 in Washington, DC and they will host our day of training in conjunction with the National Association of States United for Aging and Disabilities (NASUAD) National Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Conference starting September 11th.

●    The 19th Annual New York State Adult Abuse Training Institute will be held October 2-4, 2012, Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, Albany , New York . This year’s theme is Broken Trust: How to Recognize and Respond to Financial Exploitation. Oct 2 : Financial Exploitation Summit. More information:http://www.compassionandsupport.org/pdfs/news/10212-AATIConf.pdf

●    2012 NAPSA Conference: Ending Adult Abuse: On the Horizon? (October 16-18).  This event in Phoenix, Arizona will be followed by the 3rd Annual Elder Financial Exploitation Summit on October 19, 2012. Email info@apsnetwork.org for more information.

·         Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving, 25th Annual National Summit, Enabling Caring Communities: Promoting Evidence-Based Programs Across the Lifespan, October 24-25, 2012, Georgia Southwestern State University, Americus, GA  For more information go to : http://www.rosalynncarter.org/

·         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. More information coming soon

National Center on Elder Abuse

Center of Excellence on Elder Abuse & Neglect

University of California, Irvine

Program in Geriatrics

101 The City Drive South

Orange, CA 92868

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