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NCEA Newsfeed – Friday, August 17, 2012

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Funding Opportunities:

·        The Marisla Foundation focuses on supporting women's programs dealing with homelessness, substance abuse, domestic violence and vocational training.  The objective of the Marisla Foundation's Human Services Program is to assist women, primarily regarding their physical, mental and financial health.  Giving is national in focus, but the Marisla Foundation shows preference for California funding.  Last year, the Foundation distributed $36 million in grants.  Funding is limited to nonprofits. 
For more information: https://online.foundationsource.com/public/home/marisla  Deadline: October 15, 2012

·        The Johnson Controls Foundation announced program grants to support education, health and hospitals, community funds, social services, including aid to the handicapped, care of children, and the aged; and civic, arts, and cultural organizations.  Johnson Controls tends to focus in areas where they have a presence, but will fund on a national basis. Extra consideration is given to organizations or institutions in which Johnson Controls employees are involved and are contributing their time and/or money.  Funds can be applied to annual campaigns, building/renovation (bricks and mortar), capital campaigns, continuing support, emergency funds employee matching gifts, employee-related scholarships, general/operating support, matching/challenge support, and seed money.  The Foundation distributed $6.7 million in grants in 2011.  Funding is limited to nonprofits.
For more information:  http://www2.johnsoncontrols.com/CorpValues/foundation.htm#foundation  Rolling Deadline

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.         NATIONAL, USA Today, August 15, 2012
Elderly suffer as financial abuse grows
http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/retirement/story/2012-08-15/financial-scams-seniors/57079122/1
"There is no silver bullet that will end the financial abuse of America's seniors," says Don Blandin, president and CEO of the non-profit Investor Protection Trust (IPT), which released a survey Wednesday about elder exploitation. Last year, MetLife said elderly victims of financial scams lost at least $2.9 billion in 2010, up from $2.6 billion in 2008.

2.         NATIONAL, Washington Times, August 16, 2012
Elder financial abuse described as ‘epidemic’
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/aug/15/elder-financial-abuse-described-as-epidemic/
Investment fraud targeting older Americans is a growing problem for many senior citizens who have trouble picking honest financial advisers, according to a new survey of financial professional advisers and consumer advocates. This article cites Investor Protection Trust,  the Oklahoma Department of Securities, and Weill Cornell Medical College.

3.         NATIONAL, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, August 16, 2012
Experts: More needed to combat elder fraud
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/business/news/experts-more-needed-to-combat-elder-fraud-649150/
Using words such as "epidemic" and "national crisis," experts in fighting elder financial fraud Wednesday warned that more needs to be done to protect the nation's seniors against scammers focused on stealing a lifetime of savings.

4.         NATIONAL, Financial Advisor, August 15, 2012
Elder Financial Abuse is an Epidemic
http://www.fa-mag.com/fa-news/11951-elder-financial-abuse-is-an-epidemic.html
A survey on elder financial abuse was conducted by the Investor Protection Trust, a not-for-profit investor education organization, and the Investor Protection Institute, a not-for-profit research and education organization.

5.         NATIONAL, Policy Shop, August 16, 2012
Easy Targets Get Protection: CFPB Takes on Senior Financial Abuse
http://www.policyshop.net/home/2012/8/16/easy-targets-get-protection-cfpb-takes-on-senior-financial-a.html
Early this summer, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau put out a study on reverse mortgages, a major way that seniors get taken advantage of financially. The Office of Older Americans also recently put out a call for proposals to further study senior financial abuse and help the CFPB figure out ways to protect these vulnerable Americans.

6.         CALIFORNIA (Benicia), Benicia Patch, August 16, 2012
Elder Fraud Prevention Workshop Well Attended
http://benicia.patch.com/articles/elder-fraud-prevention-workshop-well-attended
The Benicia Police Department hosted an Elder Fraud Prevention Workshop at the Benicia Senior Center on Wednesday.  The workshop was attended by nearly 100 persons.  The goal of the workshop was to provide information to the participants to promote the prevention of elder fraud.

7.         CALIFORNIA (Fair Oaks), Sacramento CBS, August 13, 2012
Family Says Caregiver Abused Elderly Woman; Installed Stripper Pole, Pool and Urinal In Home
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2012/08/13/family-of-elderly-fair-oaks-woman-surprised-by-stripper-pole-in-home/
A woman who had been convicted of elder abuse in 2008 posed as a certified caregiver and is now accused of financially abusing a new client.

8.         CALIFORNIA (Sacramento), The Huffington Post, August 15, 2012 (Opinion)
Conservatorships: Beware!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carole-herman/conservatorships-beware_b_1785309.html
“Guardians and the courts are supposed to do what is best for the conservatee and what the conservatee wishes. However, in too many cases, this is not what transpires. What happens often is decisions are made in the best interest of the conservator instead of what is best for the conservatee and the overall condition of the conservatee, both financially and personally, begins to deteriorate.”

9.         CALIFORNIA (San Francisco), Sacramento Bee, August 16, 2012
Appeals court reinstates nursing home lawsuit
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/08/16/4731184/appeals-court-reinstates-nursing.html
An appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit claiming the owner of 16 Alameda County nursing homes fails to meet California nurse-staffing standards.

10.       CALIFORNIA (Thousand Oaks), Thousand Oaks Acorn, August 16, 2012
Pair charged in real estate fraud case ordered to pay $8 million in restitution
http://www.toacorn.com/news/2012-08-16/Community/Pair_charged_in_real_estate_fraud_case_ordered_to_.html
Two former radio talk show hosts sentenced to prison last month for their roles in a real estate investment fraud case have been ordered to pay nearly $8 million to their victims. The two  were sentenced July 31 at Ventura County Superior Court after they pleaded guilty to 28 felonies related to real estate fraud that targeted mostly retired and elderly investors from Ventura, Los Angeles and Santa Barbara counties.

11.       GEORGIA (Rome), Sacramento Bee, August 13, 2012
Ga. Nursing home operator sentenced to 20 years
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/08/13/4722507/ga-nursing-home-operator-sentenced.html
A judge has sentenced a former Georgia nursing home operator to serve 20 years in prison and pay more than $7 million in restitution for conspiring to defraud Medicare and the Georgia Medicaid program by providing worthless services.

12.       ILLINOIS (Chicago), Chicago Tribune, August 12, 2012
Elder financial abuse in Illinois on rise
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-08-12/business/ct-biz-0812-bf-elder-abuse-20120812_1_financial-exploitation-financial-abuse-abuse-cases
This article gives several cautionary tales about financial elder abuse and gives an overview of recent legislation passed in Illinois aimed at better protecting seniors.

13.       IOWA (Iowa City), Science Codex, August 16, 2012
Why are elderly duped? UI researchers explain why
http://www.sciencecodex.com/why_are_elderly_duped_ui_researchers_explain_why-96811
By examining patients with various forms of brain damage, researchers report they've pinpointed the precise location in the human brain, called the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC), that controls belief and doubt, and which explains why some of us are more gullible than others. This specific deficit may explain why highly intelligent vmPFC patients can fall victim to seemingly obvious fraud schemes

14.       KENTUCKY (Louisville), San Francisco Gate, August 14, 2012
Report: abuse, filthy conditions at Ky. rest home
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Report-abuse-filthy-conditions-at-Ky-rest-home-3787906.php
esidents at an eastern Kentucky rest home that was shut down last year lived in filthy conditions, suffered verbal abuse from staff and often lacked adequate food and hot water, according to a state agency report.

15.       MARYLAND (Hagerstown), New England Cable News, August 13, 2012
Md. Probes elder care center after patient fall.
http://www.necn.com/08/13/12/Md-probes-elder-care-center-after-patien/landing_health.html?&apID=e8436f7d87814bba8f30d52f2a1d2332
Maryland State Police say the owner of a Boonsboro assisted-living center waited at least five hours to call an ambulance after an 84-year-old Alzheimer's patient was seriously hurt in a one-story fall.

16.       NEVADA (Las Vegas), Fox Reno, August 14, 2012
The $90,000 lesson: protecting elders from financial abuse
http://www.foxreno.com/news/news/state-regional/90000-lesson-protecting-elders-financial-abuse/nRBN6/
The son of a woman bilked out of $90,000 has advice for other grown children concerned about their aging parents: Get involved sooner rather than later.

17.       OREGON (Portland), Oregon Live, August 14, 2012
Surveillance image shows 82-year-old man with dementia walking out of doctor’s offices near Portland Providence hospital
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2012/08/surveillance_image_shows_82-ye.html
An 82-year-old man suffering from dementia who was able to walk out of his doctor's office near Providence Portland Medical Center after a check-up and before a transport service had arrived to return him to his care facility is still being sought. The man had been at the hospital for a medical appointment, following recent heart surgery.

18.       VIRGINIA (Staunton), NBC Washington, August 15, 2012
Va. Nursing Home Worker Charged in Abuse Probe
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Va-Nursing-Home-Worker-Charged-in-Abuse-Probe-166235736.html
Staunton police have charged a nursing home administrator with failing to report the abuse of a resident. Police earlier charged Anthony M. Johnson, 47, with felony aggravated sexual battery and misdemeanor sexual battery. The nurse's aide is accused of sexually assaulting an incapacitated resident at Envoy of Staunton.

19.       VIRGINIA (Staunton), NBC 29, August 15, 2012
More Envoy Nursing Home Workers Charged in Abuse Case
http://www.nbc29.com/story/19288395/more-envoy-nursing-home-workers-charged-in-abuse-case
A nursing home in Staunton is in the spotlight now that a second worker could be facing charges for failing to report alleged abuse. Two Envoy of Staunton employees are facing civil charges two weeks after a former nursing assistant, 47-year-old Anthony Johnson, was charged with groping a patient and trying to force her to perform oral sex.

20.       INTERNATIONAL (New South Wales, Australia), Herald Sun, August 16, 2012
Police Tasered, sprayed 84-year old man
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/taser-used-on-ill-pensioner/story-fndo317g-1226451234239
New figures show that stun guns are being used at least four times a week in New South Wales. The oldest recipient this year was an 84-year-old man with dementia who was reportedly trying to kill his wife. Police shot him repeatedly with a Taser and sprayed him with capsicum.

21.       INTERNATIONAL (New South Wales, Australia), The Australian, August 16, 2012
NSW police chief backs tasering man, 84
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/police-tasered-mentally-ill-man-84/story-fn3dxiwe-1226451363255
An 84-year-old man whose dementia had been worsening for 11 years was repeatedly Tasered by police when he failed to follow directions. His wife had locked herself in the bedroom as he tried to attack her with a knife.

22.       INTERNATIONAL (Quebec, Canada), CTV News, August 15, 2012
Family calls out long-term healthcare facility over alleged elder abuse
http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/family-calls-out-long-term-healthcare-facility-over-alleged-elder-abuse-1.915848
The family of an 83-year-old woman wants criminal charges brought against the long-term healthcare facility where she died, claiming she was a victim of elder abuse. The woman died of a bedsore she received while at the Manoir Saint-Eustache, and a coroner said her death was preventable.

23.       INTERNATIONAL (Wellington, New Zealand), Voxy, August 14, 2012
Elder abuse prevention forum on now
http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/elder-abuse-prevention-forum-now/5/131743
Age Concern, an organization dedicated to ending elder abuse , hosted a two-day intensive training event to train professionals to prevent, detect, and intervene in elder abuse.

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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.

●   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 National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners (NCCDP) to release their famous 2012 Tool Kit on dementia education on November 1, 2012. For the fifth year, they will host Alzheimer’s and Dementia Staff Education Week February 14-21, 2013
http://www.nccdp.org/staff-education-week.htm

·       The 29^th Annual Adult Protective Services Conference in San Antonio, Texas will take place November 13-16^th. The conference has attracted people from almost every state in the U.S., as well as attendees from Japan, Canada, England, Australia, and Mexico. http://www.dfps.state.tx.us/Adult_Protection/Adult_Protective_Services_Confer...

·       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

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Orange, CA 92868

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