NCEA Newsfeed – Monday, September 24, 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.
6. CALIFORNIA (San Jose), San Francisco Gate, September 24, 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. ALASKA (Juneau), News Miner, September 23, 2012
Reporting curbs adult abuse
http://newsminer.com/view/full_story/20246508/article-Reporting-curbs-adult-abuse-?instance=home_opinion_community_perspectives
An Adult Protective Services Program Manager asks residents of Alaska to do their civic duty by reporting suspected cases of elder abuse. She mentions that reports of adult abuse have gone up 172 percent in the past five years, and that researchers estimate only one in five cases is reported.
2. CALIFORNIA (Monterey), Monterey Herald, September 24, 2012
Spotting the signs of elder abuse
http://www.montereyherald.com/local/ci_21614475/spotting-signs-elder-abuse
This article advises lay people on how to detect and intervene in cases of elder abuse, and discusses mandated reporting laws in California.
3. CALIFORNIA (Rocklin), Sacramento Business Journal, September 21, 2012
Suit alleges Morgan Stanley misguided elderly client on mortgage
http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/print-edition/2012/09/21/suit-morgan-stanley-misguided-elderly.html
An elderly Rocklin woman contends that investment bankers at Morgan Stanley took advantage of her age and innocence to impose onerous terms on a mortgage they issued her six years ago. The suit accuses the company of negligence, misrepresentation and elder abuse.
4. CALIFORNIA (Sacramento), Sacramento Bee, September 21, 2012
Four arrested in alleged scheme that targeted elderly
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/09/21/4843090/4-arrested-in-alleged-scheme-that.html
Authorities have arrested four California residents for allegedly running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded dozens of investors out of $2.3 million from 2003 to 2011. The four suspects have been charged with 66 felony counts of elder abuse, securities fraud and conspiracy.
5. CALIFORNIA (Sacramento), The Press-Enterprise, September 24, 2012
Real Estate: Four arrests linked to Ponzi-scheme
http://www.pe.com/business/business-headlines/20120924-real-estate-four-arrests-linked-to-ponzi-scheme.ece
Four people have been charged with securities fraud, conspiracy and elder abuse in connection with a northern California real estate scheme that bilked dozens of investors of more than $2.3 million, Attorney General Kamala Harris said.
Man faces nursing home poisoning charge
http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Man-faces-nursing-home-poisoning-charge-3889976.php
A San Jose man is being accused of hatching a plot to slowly poison his ailing girlfriend with chlorine-laced water in order to gain control of her finances. The 67-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of elder abuse and the attempted murder of his girlfriend. A staff member at the woman’s nursing home noticed that the man was trying to get his girlfriend to drink water that smelled strongly of chlorine, and called the police.
7. CALIFORNIA (San Jose), KTVU, September 21, 2012
Family of 5 pleads not guilty to abusing adults in unlicensed care facility
http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/crime-law/family-5-pleads-not-guilty-abusing-adults-unlicens/nSHhG/
A San Jose family pleaded not guilty Friday to charges they abused and neglected more than a dozen people living at their unlicensed home care facility. Police said 13 mentally disabled adults living at the home were malnourished, beaten and forbidden to use toilet paper. Investigators also found more than 40 dogs at the property
8. FLORIDA (Cocoa Beach), Orlando Sentinel, September 21, 2012
Police: Elderly woman bilked in phony prize scam
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-09-21/news/os-elder-fraud-phony-prize-20120921_1_cocoa-beach-woman-worthless-check-prize
An elderly Cocoa Beach woman was bilked out of nearly $18,000 by a stranger who promised her a prize for sending money. The woman told officers a caller said she could collect $1.8 million if she sent cashier’s checks to an address in Tampa.
9. FLORIDA (Osceola County), Orlando Sentinel, September 22, 2012
St. Cloud nurse arrested on elder-abuse charge
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-09-22/news/os-nursing-home-elder-abuse-20120922_1_charge-of-elder-abuse-practical-nurse-elder-abuse-charge
A licensed practical nurse is accused of punching a patient with Alzheimer’s disease in the stomach. She is no longer employed at the nursing home, and is being charged with abuse of an elderly or disabled adult without great bodily harm.
10. MAINE (Berwick), Portsmouth Patch, September 24, 2012
Nurse Indicted for Patient Abuse, Drug Possession
http://portsmouth-nh.patch.com/articles/nurse-indicted-for-elder-abuse-drug-possession
A nurse who allegedly stole morphine from an elderly patient for her own use was indicted for one felony count of possession of a controlled drug and indicted for another felony count of abuse of facility patients.
11. MASSACHUSETTS (Fall River), Turn to 10, September 24, 2012
Man, sons plead guilty in elder neglect case
http://www2.turnto10.com/news/2012/sep/24/man-sons-plead-guilty-elder-neglect-case-ar-1183586/
A man and two of his sons admitted they failed to help the man’s 80-year-old mother-in-law, who died at St. Anne’s Hospital in July 2010. Authorities say she died of blood poisoning from bedsores caused by neglect. The father was sentenced to 2.5 years in county jail, while his two sons were sentenced to nine months each.
12. NEW YORK (Albany), Albany Herald, September 20, 2012
Seminar focuses on elderly
http://www.albanyherald.com/news/2012/sep/20/seminar-focuses-elderly/
The SOWEGA Council on Aging conducted the seminar, “Know Your Rights,” to educate the public about the rights senior citizens have when it comes to abuse and fraud.
13. WISCONSIN (Sheboygan Falls), NBC 15, September 21, 2012
Boys Charged with Killing Great-grandmother
http://www.nbc15.com/home/headlines/Sheboygan-Falls-Death-Investigation-170478556.html
Two 13-year-old boys are charged with using a hatchet and hammer to kill one boy’s 78-year-old great-grandmother while stealing jewelry and a car from her home. Both boys are being held on $1 million bond each on charges of party to first-degree intentional homicide.
14. WISCONSIN (Sheboygan Falls), New York Daily News, September 22, 2012
Two Wisconsin boys, 13, charged with brutal hatchet slaying of great-grandmother to get change to buy pizza
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/wisconsin-boys-13-charged-brutal-hatchet-slaying-great-grandmother-change-buy-pizza-article-1.1165410
Two 13-year-old boys have been charged with first degree murder for the brutal killing of one boy’s 78-year-old great-grandmother. The boys allegedly used a hatchet and a hammer to kill the woman, then ransacked her house and used the money they found to buy pizza. They abandoned the woman’s car at a local bowling alley.
15. INTERNATIONAL (Tasmania, Australia), ABC, September 21, 2012
New campaign to tackle elder abuse
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-09-21/elder-strategy/4273964?section=tas
Advocacy Tasmania has welcomed a new campaign to tackle elder abuse, despite only half the promised State Government funding being allocated to the problem. New advertisements will air on television as part of the government's "Elder Abuse is Not Okay" campaign.
ABUSE OF ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES
1. CALIFORNIA (San Diego County), San Diego Union-Tribune, September 24, 2012
Abuse cases highlight home caregiver perils
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/sep/24/tp-abuse-cases-highlight-home-caregiver-perils/
Two caregivers have been charged with punching, kicking and shoving a young autistic man hundreds of times at his family’s home in Valley Center. Investigators and advocates who deal with the elderly and disabled recommend families to do their own homework on caregivers — and recommended going as far as hiring a private investigator. Both caregivers came up as having no criminal records when the publication ran basic background checks, but a quick Google search revealed an extensive history of violence.
2. OHIO (Dayton), Dayton Daily News, September 20, 2012
Man accused of sex assault at nursing home
http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/news/crime-law/man-accused-of-sex-assault-at-nursing-home/nSGqx/
Springfield police have arrested a man they said sexually assaulted a 21-year-old disabled woman at an area nursing home. The man was charged with gross sexual imposition, a fourth-degree felony.
RELATED ISSUES
1. WASHINGTON (Seattle), Seattle Times, September 24, 2012
Man shot by Seattle police had dementia, says family
http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2012/09/no-prowler-at-home-where-man-shot-and-killed-by-police/
A 77-year-old man shot and killed by police was identified by his family as a dementia sufferer. The man reportedly called police to his house regarding a potential prowler situation. When officers arrived at his door, the man refused to drop his own gun and eventually pointed it at police, at which point two officers fired their weapons and killed the elderly man.
2. INTERNATIONAL (Launceston, Australia), The Australian, September 24, 2012
Dementia sufferer found 200km from home
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/dementia-sufferer-found-200km-from-home/story-fn3dxiwe-1226480187616
A 67-year-old man with dementia was reported missing on Sunday, and was discovered safe and sound, 200km away from home on Monday.
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Upcoming Elder Abuse Conferences/Training Events (in chronological order):
● 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
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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