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NCEA Newsfeed – Monday, July 23, 2012

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

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ELDER ABUSE NEWSFEED

1.         CALIFORNIA (Fresno), ABC News, July 20, 2012
Elder abuse amongst Latinos increases says study
http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=news/local&id=8742607
According to researchers at University of Southern California, 40-percent of the Spanish speaking elders sampled claim to have been abused or neglected in the past year. USC's Davis School of Gerontology put together this study.

2.         CALIFORNIA (Gilroy), Mercury News, July 23, 2012
Gilroy man charged in alleged landscaping scam that preyed on elderly
http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci_21139728/gilroy-man-charged-alleged-landscaping-scam-that-preyed
A Gilroy man faces prosecution for an alleged scheme where he promised landscaping services to South Bay residents and took off with their cash, with several elderly residents among his victims, authorities said.

3.         CALIFORNIA (Los Angeles), Ace Showbiz, July 20, 2012
Randy and Jermaine Jackson Accused of Plotting to Be Katherine’s Conservator
http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00052397.html
In an on-going battle over Michael Jackson's will, the estate of the late King of Pop fires back at Randy and Jermaine Jackson. The estate tells TMZ that the two brothers plot a scheme to get their hands on MJ's money by allegedly trying to make an impression that their mother Katherine needs a conservator for her finances. The conservator of Katherine Jackson would gain access to her fund, which is more than $70,000 per month.

4.         CALIFORNIA (Los Angeles), Voxxi, July 23, 2012
Elder abuse a serious concern among Hispanics, says study
http://www.voxxi.com/elder-abuse-hispanics/
Forty percent of elderly, low-income Hispanics claimed issues of neglect or abuse during 2011, says a study from the University of Southern California (USC) Davis School of Gerontology. Of that 40 percent, only 1.5 percent reported the abuse incidents to authorities.

5.         CALIFORNIA (Los Angeles), Latina Lista, July 20, 2012
New study finds bigger problem of elder abuse in low-income Latino families than previously thought
http://latinalista.com/2012/07/new-study-finds-bigger-problem-of-elder-abuse-in-low-income-latino-families-than-previously-thought/
According to a new study, by researchers from the University of Southern California Davis School of Gerontology, elder abuse among low-income Latinos is higher than previously thought. More than 40 percent of Latino elders told Spanish-speaking interviewers that they had been abused or neglected in the last year — yet only 1.5 percent of victims said they had ever reported the abuse to authorities.

6.         CALIFORNIA (Los Angeles), SCPR.com, July 23, 2012
Elder abuse disproportionately affects LA’s low-income Latinos
http://www.scpr.org/news/2012/07/23/33382/elder-abuse-disproportionately-affects-las-low-inc/
Forty percent of Los Angeles’ low-income Latino elders have been abused or neglected in past year — but fewer than 2 percent have reported that abuse to authorities.

7.         CALIFORNIA (Ontario), Daily Bulletin, July 19, 2012
Ontario nursing home on list of neglectful facilities
http://www.dailybulletin.com/ci_21115589/ontario-nursing-home-list-neglectful-facilities
A state Attorney General's Office task force has released a scathing report for a local nursing home. The facility's owner, Elizabeth Tyler, called the report "blatant lies."

8.         CALIFORNIA (Pasadena), Pasadena Sun, July 21, 2012
Pasadena nursing homes cited for poor care
http://articles.pasadenasun.com/2012-07-21/news/32779342_1_wound-problem-facilities-poor-care
Two local nursing homes failed to provide residents with adequate care and in some cases endangered patients, according to state investigators.

9.         CALIFORNIA (Sacramento), Biz Journals, July 20, 2012
Two area nursing homes land on neglect report
http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2012/07/20/two-area-nursing-homes-land-on-neglect.html?page=all
A San Francisco-based advocacy group for nursing home residents has obtained and released reports issued by the state attorney general that detail widespread abuse and neglect in 14 nursing homes, including two in the Sacramento area.

10.       CALIFORNIA (San Jose), The Examiner, July 19, 2012
San Jose couple pleads guilty to felony elder theft
http://www.examiner.com/article/san-jose-couple-pleads-guilty-to-felony-elder-theft
A JP Morgan Chase Bank manager and her husband were convicted today of scamming a 97-year-old man out of more than $1 million in life savings, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office reports. Prosecutors say the bank manager befriended the victim and pretended to manage his finances. Instead, she and her unemployed husband spent the money on luxury cars and liposuction. The victim has since passed away.

11.       CALIFORNIA (San Jose), NBC Bay Area, July 20, 2012
SJ Bank Manager, Husband Bilk Victim of $1.1 M
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/SJ-Bank-Manager-Husband-Bilk-Victim-of-11-M-163215326.html
A JP Morgan Chase bank manager and her husband were convicted Thursday of scamming a 97-year-old man out of $1.1 million in life savings, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney.

12.       CALIFORNIA (Yuba), Appeal-Democrat, July 21, 2012
Yuba City care home blasts Operation Guardians report
http://www.appeal-democrat.com/news/nursing-118029-skilled-yuba.html
A nursing home advocacy group released a scathing report this month about conditions at a Yuba City care home, but the administrator of the Yuba Skilled Nursing Center said the alleged abuse and conditions are based on misinformation and misleading data.

13.       FLORIDA (Jacksonville), Jacksonville.com, July 19, 2012
Woman linked to slashing of rescued Jacksonville dog
http://jacksonville.com/news/crime/2012-07-19/story/woman-linked-slashing-rescued-jacksonville-dog
A senior caretaker arrested Wednesday night on charges of elder abuse was also charged Thursday in the animal cruelty case of Bo the dog, found badly slashed last month in a Northside neighborhood. The suspect had also been charged with aggravated elder abuse and battery of a person older than 65.

14.       GEORGIA (Rome), Rome News-Tribune, July 21, 2012
Rome man charged with elder abuse
http://romenews-tribune.com/view/full_story/19499599/article-Rome-man-charged-with-elder-abuse?instance=home_news_lead_story
A 38-year-old man allegedly obtained a power of attorney and converted more than $13,000 from the account of the elderly victim for his own use without the victim’s knowledge or consent between February and April. The man has been arrested and charged with felony counts of elder abuse end theft by conversion.

15.       KENTUCKY (Lexington), Kentucky.com, July 23, 2012 (Opinion)
Ky. Voices: Don’t cry for nursing homes; industry reports healthy profits; lawsuits reflect poor patient care
http://www.kentucky.com/2012/07/23/2267457/ky-voices-dont-cry-for-nursing.html
Over and over, financial reports from the industry show its profits at an all-time high, but in the 2011 fiscal year, adult protection workers determined that abuse and neglect occurred in 28 percent of cases they investigated involving residents of long-term care centers in Kentucky.

16.       MICHIGAN (Buchanan), Niles Star, July 22, 2012
Fraud seminar open to public
http://www.nilesstar.com/2012/07/22/fraud-seminar-open-to-public/
Berrien-Cass Legal Support Professionals is hosting a seminar open to the public, “Exploiting and Fraud Perpetration of the Elderly.”

17.       MICHIGAN (Flint), MLive.com, July 23, 2012
Sheriff Robert Pickell defends elder abuse program, department’s role in Flint during speech at Flint Chamber luncheon
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2012/07/sheriff_robert_pickell_defends.html
Genesee County Sheriff Robert Pickell defended his department's elder abuse program and its operations inside the city of Flint during a campaign speech at the Flint Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon today. Pickell said his department is unable to conduct patrols inside of Flint after the county eliminated his patrol budget.

18.       NEW YORK (New York), The Epoch Times, July 23, 2012
Helping Seniors Recognize and Avoid Abuse
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/united-states/helping-seniors-recognize-and-avoid-abuse-267241.html
A MetLife Study of Elder Financial Abuse, updated in 2011, estimated that elderly victims lose a total of at least $2.9 billion annually through financial abuse and fraud. This was an increase of 12 percent from the $2.6 billion estimated in 2008.

19.       OHIO (Cleveland), The Examiner, July 23, 2012
Financial elder abuse the focus of Wednesday CFPB forum in Cleveland
http://www.examiner.com/article/financial-elder-abuse-the-focus-of-wednesday-cfpb-forum-cleveland
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, now run by former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray, will hold a forum in Cleveland Wednesday, where the agency's head of the Office of Older Americans will headline an event focused on the growing industry of opportunity many see in financially exploiting the nation's elderly.

20.       VIRGINIA (Greene County), NBC News, July 19, 2012
JABA and Greene County TRIAD Team Up to Stop Elder Abuse
http://www.nbc29.com/story/19070181/jaba-and-greene-county-triad-team-up-to-stop-elder-abuse
The Jefferson Area Board for Aging (JABA) and the Greene County TRIAD are teaming up to put a stop to elder abuse. The groups have been hosting a series of workshops identifying ways senior citizens are often taken advantage of, but more importantly how to prevent it.

21.       WASHINGTON (Lewis County), The Chronicle, July 20, 2012
One Elderly Man Punches Another During Centralia Nursing Home Dispute
http://www.chronline.com/news/article_91eb1708-d294-11e1-a205-0019bb2963f4.html
One elderly resident at the Riverside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center allegedly punched another elderly man after he accused of him of behaving inappropriately with some of the female residents, according to Centralia police.

22.       INTERNATIONAL (Merton, United Kingdom), Guardian, July 20, 2012
Merton Council ‘could do better’ on tackling elder abuse
http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/local/wimbledonnews/9820533.Council__could_do_better__on_tackling_elderly_abuse/
Merton Councillors who voted against a number of new recommendations to protect the elderly “could do better”, the chairwoman of a council committee said. It was revealed that elder abuse had increased by 52% in the past year in Merton.

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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.

●    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/

●   Due to popular demand, the 2013 Aging in America Call for Proposals is open until August 10, 2012. Submit a proposal here:  http://asaging.org/call-proposals-2013-aging-america-conference

●    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/

·       American Public Health Association’s 140^th Annual Meeting and Exposition, October 27-31, 2012 in San Francisco, California. The theme this year is Prevention and Wellness Across the Life Span. For details, visit: http://www.apha.org/meetings/AnnualMeeting/

·       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. 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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