NCEA Newsfeed – Thursday, September 13, 2012
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- 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.
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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. ARIZONA (Tucson), Arizona Daily Star, September 9, 2012
Ice cream, compassion, tears help prosecutor find justice for elderly victims
http://azstarnet.com/news/local/crime/ice-cream-compassion-tears-help-prosector-find-justice-for-elderly/article_64a291fc-c9f3-5bcd-8f2f-a69b9552ef46.html
Time and again, Assistant Attorney General Jesse Delaney has gone above and beyond the call of duty to help senior victims of crime.
2. ARIZONA (Phoenix), Public News Service, September 12, 2012
The $90,000 Lesson: Protecting Elders from Financial Abuse
http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/28337-1
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. The Arizona Attorney General's Office says reports of elder abuse in the state are up 150 percent in the past decade, with financial exploitation and fraud the most common forms of abuse.
3. CALIFORNIA (San Diego), Courthouse News Service, September 13, 2012
Class Claims Ponzi Targeted Old-Timers
http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/09/13/50249.htm
In a class action lawsuit, and elderly man claims that Millennium Trust Co. helped “fraud promoters” steal millions of dollars from elderly people in an IRA-based Ponzi scheme. The lead plaintiff claims he lost his entired $225,000 investment, and that the class lost at least $5 million in the scheme, which was based on self-directed investment retirement accounts, or SDIRAs.
4. IOWA (Coralville), The Gazette, September 12, 2012
Iowa board cites, warns, former Coralville nursing home administrator
http://thegazette.com/2012/09/12/iowa-board-cites-warns-former-coralville-nursing-home-administrator/
A former nursing home administrator in Coralville has been cited, warned and ordered to pay more than $1,000 in fees after he violated state law by involuntarily discharging a resident without providing written notice of the reason and the right to an appeal.
5. MAINE (Bangor), Bangor Daily News, September 11, 2012
Seniors, caregivers, service providers get tips on preventing elder abuse
http://bangordailynews.com/2012/09/11/news/bangor/seniors-caregivers-service-providers-get-tips-on-preventing-elder-abuse/?ref=latest
One in every nine people over the age of 60 is the victim of some form of elder abuse, including financial exploitation, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. A free educational seminar called, “Outsmarting Financial Fraud and Elder Abuse,” was offered to the public and received rave reviews. It is one of five seminars being held this week alone in Maine.
6. MAINE (Presque Isle), Boston.com, September 12, 2012
Elder financial abuse session set in N. Maine
http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/2012/09/12/elder-financial-abuse-session-set-maine/UvYKq6KHbTwHQtGbtc7xoI/story.html
The last in a series of public sessions on financial abuse of seniors will be held in Presque Isle. The sessions are being held as financial exploitation of elders escalates in numbers in Maine and throughout the country.
7. MASSACHUSETTS (Fall River), Herald News, September 13, 2012
Sentencing for man convicted of elder neglect rescheduled for today
http://www.heraldnews.com/newsnow/x1402243814/Sentencing-for-man-convicted-of-elder-neglect-rescheduled-for-today
A man who was convicted by a Superior Court jury of permitting serious injury to a person who is elderly or disabled, will be sentenced today. His mother was under his care when she was brought ot the hospital with sores that extended to the bone. She died of a blood infection brought on by the infections on her skin and muscles.
9. OHIO (Springfield Township), Cincinnati.com, September 12, 2012
Sexual assault reported at Springfield Twp. Nursing home
http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20120912/NEWS0107/309120027/Sexual-assault-reported-Springfield-Twp-nursing-home?odyssey=nav%7Chead
Police are investigating a sexual assault of an 80-year-old female Alzheimer’s patient at a nursing home last month. The home’s executive director said the case is being investigated as suspicious bruising with possible abuse
10. TENNESSEE (Blount County), Knox News, September 12, 2012
Suspension lifted at Blount County nursing home
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/sep/12/suspension-lifted-at-blount-county-nursing-home/
A Blount County nursing home can again admit patients, having corrected problems that became clear when a resident reported a rape, the state said. The nursing home has submitted a plan of corrections, which the state has approved
11. INTERNATIONAL (Gisborne, New Zealand), Gisborne Herald, September 11, 2012
Abuse of our elders
http://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/article/?id=29377
The author of this article highlight the often hidden nature of elder abuse.
12. INTERNATIONAL (Marlborough, New Zealand), Stuff.co.nz, September 12, 2012
Elder abuse calls prompts new role
http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/7659742/Elder-abuse-calls-prompts-new-role
Because Age Concern Marlborough received so many calls regarding cases of elder abuse, the organization has decided to hire an extra staff member to focus solely on elder abuse.
13. INTERNATIONAL (Wellington, New Zealand), New Zealand Herald, September 13, 2012
Elder abuse a ‘hidden crime’
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10833847
A police officer with more than 45 years in law enforcement says elder abuse is a hidden crime. She is upset by the amount of abuse she sees as a police officers, and hopes to bring awareness to the issue. Before the incident, the widower and grandfather of 10 used to go to the pub every afternoon, but has not been back on his own since the attack.
14. INTERNATIONAL (Burnley, United Kingdom), Lancashire Telegraph, September 12, 2012
Burnley dementia sufferer, 78, scared to go out after being mugged by woman
http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/9924254.Burnley_dementia_sufferer__78__scared_to_go_out_after_being_mugged_by_woman/
After an 78-year-old man was mugged in the street by a heroin addict, his family says that his confidence is ruined to the point that he is now scared to be out on his own.
15. INTERNATIONAL (London, United Kingdom), iTV, September 13, 2012
Elderly patients are being ‘shunted like parcels’ as doctors warn that acute hospital care is ‘on brink of collapse’
http://www.itv.com/news/2012-09-13/elderly-patients-are-being-shunted-like-parcels-as-doctors-warn-that-acute-hospital-care-is-on-brink-of-collapse/
Doctors in the United Kingdom have warned that elderly patients with conditions such as dementia are receiving the poorest quality of care and are being shipped from one ward to another ‘like parcels.’ Hospital buildings, services and staff are not equipped to deal with the people with multiple, complex needs including dementia.
ABUSE OF ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES
1. ALABAMA (Birmingham), My Fox Alabama, September 13, 2012
Nursing home abuse investigated in Alabaster
http://www.myfoxal.com/story/19529149/nursing-home-abuse-investigated-in-alabaster
A secretly-placed videotape has caught two nursing home workers using unnecessary roughness with patients.
http://www.modbee.com/2012/09/13/2371367/elk-grove-boy-11-faces-charges.html
An Elk Grove boy who provided care to his disabled mother has been accused of beating her so severely that she required hospital treatment, authorities said Wednesday. The boy, 11, is in juvenile hall facing charges of assault with a deadly weapon and elder abuse
3. MARYLAND (Windsor Mill), Pikesville Patch, September 13, 2012
Windsor Mill Group Home Worker Arrested in Assault
http://pikesville.patch.com/articles/windsor-mill-group-home-worker-arrested-in-assault
A Baltimore man who worked in a Windsor Mill group home was arrested Wednesday after being indicted by a grand jury, authorities said. He allegedly abused a vulnerable adult three times over a two-day period this spring. Abuse of a vulnerable adult is a misdemeanor punishable by up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine for each offense. Assault in the second degree is a misdemeanor that carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $2,500 fine for each count.
4. MINNESOTA (St. Paul), Burnsville Patch, September 12, 2012
St. Paul Man Sentenced to 13 Years for Raping Vulnerable Adult
http://burnsville.patch.com/articles/st-paul-man-sentenced-to-13-years-for-sexual-assault-of-vulnerable-adult
A St. Paul man will spend over a decade in prison for sexually assaulting an 18-year-old girl in his charge at an adult foster care home in Burnsville. The crime was discovered on a March morning, when the victim was found with bruises and abrasions about the neck and face, and a large gash running across her head.
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Upcoming Elder Abuse Conferences/Training Events (in chronological order):
· The National Center for Victims of Crime 2012 National Conference to be held on September 19-21, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana will feature a programming track on elder abuse. The conference agenda describes the programs in more detail. http://victimsofcrime.org/training/national-conference/2012-national-conference
● 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. http://www.apsnetwork.org/Training/conference2012.htm Email info@apsnetwork.org for more information. Visit the NCEA booth at the NAPSA conference!
· 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 140th 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/ Visit the NCEA booth at the APHA conference!
· 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 International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies is having its 28th Annual Meeting November 1-3 at the JW Marriott in Los Angeles, CA at L.A. Live. The theme this year will be Beyond Boundaries: Innovations to Expand Services and Tailor Traumatic Stress Treatments
http://www.istss.org/Home1.htm· The 29th Annual Adult Protective Services Conference in San Antonio, Texas will take place November 13-16th. 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_Conference/default.asp
· 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. http://www.cdaa.org/training/seminar-conference-registration?regevent_action=register&event_id=35
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