NCEA Newsfeed – Wednesday, August 28, 2013
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ELDER ABUSE NEWSFEED
ALABAMA (Hueytown), AL, August 24, 2013
Hueytown woman arrested for elder abuse of 82-year-old man in her care
http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2013/08/hueytown_woman_arrested_for_el.html
46-year-old Hueytown woman was arrested this week after police learned that an 82-year-old man had been assaulted and abused.
CALIFORNIA (Bakersfield), 23 abc, August 27, 2013
84 year old woman arrested for making terrorist threats after getting into argument with neighbors
A Bakersfield woman is arrested after threatening to shoot her neighbors, but most say the woman is harmless and just needs help.
CALIFORNIA (Los Gatos), Los Gatos Patch, August 26, 2013
Los Gatos cops assist in elder fraud case
http://losgatos.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/los-gatos-cops-assist-in-elder-fraud-case
An elderly victim is defrauded by unknown suspects who posed as a sweepstakes corporation and received large sums of the victims’ money via wire transfer out of the country, according to police.
MICHIGAN (West Bloomfield), the Macomb Daily, August 24, 2013
Film urges end to financial exploitation of seniors
Starjack Entertainment partners Deborah Louise Robinson and Pamela S. K. Glasner to create a film called ‘Last Will and Embezzlement’. This film centers on financial elder abuse, hoping to educate and empower seniors about these issues.
NORTH CAROLINA (Durham), the Herald Sun, August 24, 2013
Police beat
http://www.heraldsun.com/news/x2042201881/Police-Beat
A Durham man and Hillsborough woman have been arrested after being accused of exploiting the elderly and forgery.
SOUTH CAROLINA, AARP Foundation, August 27, 2013
Nursing home residents’ rights at issue in South Carolina
http://www.aarp.org/aarp-foundation/our-work/legal-advocacy/info-08-2013/Coleman-v-Mariner.html
AARP argues that a health care proxy signing a nursing facility admissions contract does not sign away all other rights a resident may have.
UTAH (North Ogden), KSL, August 22, 2013
Woman charged with exploitation of elderly still at large
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=26549247
A home health care worker is accused of siphoning thousands of dollars from an 86-year-old North Ogden woman, and has not yet been found.
WISCONSIN (Wausau), Wausau Daily Herald, August 26, 2013
Woman suspected in $250,000 theft ordered to stand trial
http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/article/20130826/WDH0101/308260261/
A woman accused of bilking an elderly woman she cared for out of more than $250,000 pleaded not guilty on Monday in Marathon County Circuit Court on two felony theft charges.
INTERNATIONAL (Ireland), Independent.ie, August 26, 2013
Number of children abusing their elderly parents on the rise
Sons and daughters are increasingly being accused of abusing an elderly parent, according to a new report.
INTERNATIONAL (Israel), the Jewish Press, August 26, 2013 (Opinion)
Honoring our Parents: Can We Learn from China?
http://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/opinions/honoring-our-parents-can-we-learn-from-china/2013/08/26/
Author Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz shares his comparison of elderly care and abuse in different cultures.
ABUSE OF ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES
FLORIDA (Miami), Miami Herald Business, August 26, 2013
Goodwill places some workers with below minimum wage jobs
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/08/24/3583845/goodwill-places-some-workers-with.html
Disclosure forms show Goodwill in recent years paid some workers in Miami and Fort Lauderdale less than 40 cents an hour, while the average wage hit $4.76 for nearly 300 garment workers.
NEBRASKA (Lincoln), Omaha, August 26, 2013
Former Beatrice center caregiver freed from prison, awaiting new trial
http://www.omaha.com/article/20130826/NEWS/130829174/1707
A former employee of the Beatrice State Developmental Center was serving a prison sentence of 15 years to 23 years for abuse and strangulation of a vulnerable adult, but was released from custody while he awaits a new trial.
INTERNATIONAL (India), Live Mint & the Wall Street Journal, August 27, 2013 (Opinion)
A much-needed mental care bill
http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/VLnBO3x30yi5ZyoMNirmYK/A-muchneeded-mental-care-Bill.html
After two years of extensive consultations, a Mental Health Care Bill has entered the legislative process to help the at least 50 million people in India who have a mental illness.
RELATED ISSUES
NATIONAL, the Telegraph, August 25, 2013
Millions warned over pension inheritance disputes
Pension savers are being warned to regularly update the documents that identify the person that should get money from their pension if they die.
Families are increasingly challenging decisions made by pension scheme trustees following the death of a member.
FLORIDA (Venice), Herald-Tribune, August 24, 2013
Outliving Memory: Dementia deepens a family’s fractures
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20130824/ARTICLE/130829771?tc=ar
Venice resident was removed from her home in December by a sheriff's deputy, one event in a string that began when her son moved in to help her care for her husband, who has dementia.
MARYLAND (Hagerstown), Your4State, August 25, 2013
Sheriff’s office searching for missing elderly man with dementia
The sheriff’s office is looking for an 83-year old man who suffers from dementia reported missing around 8:30 pm Sunday August 25, 2013.
NORTH CAROLINA, Winston-Salem Journal, August 26, 2013
Study provides demographic portrait of state’s mental health workers
http://www.journalnow.com/news/local/article_686b4698-0de7-11e3-a74b-001a4bcf6878.html
The state’s 14 mental-health institutions are heading toward a pivotal care and services transition, with about 40 percent of their 10,564 workers being at least 50 years old and 9 percent 61 and older, according to a study released last week.
TEXAS (Jefferson), the Southeast Texas Record, August 25, 2013
Discovery proceeding in suit over violent dementia patient
http://setexasrecord.com/news/288593-discovery-proceeding-in-suit-over-violent-dementia-patient
Discovery is proceeding in litigation brought by a home care worker, who sued the estate of a deceased former patient with dementia who allegedly attacked her.
TEXAS (Mansfield), Mansfield News Journal, August 23, 2013
Mansfield man with dementia reported missing
A 76-year-old local man with dementia and severe memory loss was reported missing to police Wednesday, August 21, 2013, and has been reported missing once before.
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Funding Opportunities:
- 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 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 National Center for Victims of Crime’s National Conference will be held September 9-11, in Phoenix, Arizona, and will feature more than 130 leading experts and 72 skill-building workshops. Register at https://www.signup4.net/Public/ap.aspx?EID=20131952E. Sessions of special interest for those working with elder victims include the plenary "Pathways to Recovery: Helping Victims of Financial Fraud." Learn more and sign up today at www.signup4.net/Public/ap.aspx?EID=20131952E.
Workshops include:
· An Aging Network Response to Victims of Abuse and Neglect
· Financial Exploitation of People Later in Life
· Interstate Abduction Investigations
· Abuse in Later Life
· Expanding your Program Beyond the Traditional SANE Program: Elder Mistreatment, Child Mistreatment, Domestic Violence, and More
· Model Standards for Serving Victims and Survivors of Crime: New Standards on Privacy, Confidentiality, & Data Security
· Healing for Change: Your Wellness Plan and Secondary Trauma Prevention
· The 3rd Annual Sexuality, Intimacy & Aging Conference will be called “Helping to Navigate Challenges in Sexuality & Aging” and will be hosted at Widener University in Chester, Pennsylvania September 27-28, 2013. For more information: http://saconsortium.eventbrite.com/
· The 33rd Annual Mental Health & Aging Conference, “Innovative Perspectives on Mental Health & Aging,” will be held on October 8, 2013 at The Double Tree in Sacramento, California. For more information: www.sacmhac.net.
· 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 20th Annual New York State Adult Abuse Training Institute will be held on October 9-10, 2013 at the Albany Marriott Hotel in Albany, New York. For more information: http://brookdale.org/aati-2013/aati-2013/ To register for the 2013 Adult Abuse Training Institute: Go to brookdale.org, click on the NYS Adult Abuse Training Institute link and download the registration form. Please fax the completed form to (212) 396-7852; or email the completed form to afaustin@hunter.cuny.edu.
· The 37th Annual Consume Voice Conference will be held in Arlington, Virginia October 24-27, 2013. For additional information: http://www.theconsumervoice.org/events/annual-meetings
. The 21st annual New Mexico Adult Abuse Conference will be held on October 24 and 25, 2013 in Albuquerque, NM . This year’s theme is ”A Cornucopia of Learning, Knowledge and Services. For information, contact Agapito J. Silva at Agapito.silva@state.nm.us or 505-841-4550.
· 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, hosted by the California District Attorneys Association, will be held at the Hyatt Regency Orange County in Anaheim, California on December 3-6, 2013. Register here: http://www.cdaa.org/training/seminar-conference-registration?regevent_action=register&event_id=154
· The 3rd World Congress on Adult Guardianship will be convened on May 28-30, 2014 in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area. It is sponsored by the National Guardianship Network in affiliation with the International Guardianship Network. The theme of the conference is, “Promising Practices to Ensure Excellence in Guardianship Around the World.” Proposals for presentations are due July 31. See http://worldcongressguardianship.org
An archived collection of previous newsfeeds is available here:
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