NCEA Newsfeed 9-6-12

NCEA Newsfeed – Thursday, September 06, 2012

The newsfeed includes articles and stories related to abuse of elders and adults with disabilities.  Articles related to elders appear in the top half of the newsfeed.  Articles related to abuse of adults with disabilities appear towards the bottom.  To subscribe to the NCEA listserv, please send an email with your name, occupation, your organization/agency name, city and state, and a statement about your professional interest or expertise in elder abuse to NCEA@UCI.edu.  Like us on Facebook!

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, The Consumerist, September 4, 2012
Advocates: Now Is The Time To Reform Reverse Mortgages
http://consumerist.com/2012/09/advocates-now-is-the-time-to-reform-reverse-mortgages.html
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is currently asking for public comment on the topic of reverse mortgages, and the Consumers Union, along with California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, have written to the CFPB to suggest a handful of reforms intended to protect at-risk borrowers.

2.         NATIONAL, Market Watch, September 5, 2012
Can doctors protect retirees from fraud?
http://articles.marketwatch.com/2012-09-05/finance/33598372_1_financial-exploitation-elder-investment-fraud-pilot-program
But a new program designed to prevent elder financial exploitation appears to be getting results, according to the nonprofit that funds the program. Since its launch in 2009, the Elder Investment Fraud and Financial Exploitation program has trained more than 3,000 doctors across the country “to spot the impaired mental capacity that can leave seniors vulnerable to financial abuse,” according to the Investor Protection Trust, a nonprofit dedicated to investor education that finances EIFFE.

3.         CALIFORNIA (Barstow), Desert Dispatch, August 30, 2012
Elderly woman and son face trial for husband’s death, torture
http://www.desertdispatch.com/news/husband-13460-son-barstow.html
A Barstow judge ruled to hold an elderly woman and her son to answer for first-degree murder, torture and abuse of the woman’s elderly husband — despite arguments the man died of natural causes in the hospital while recovering from a beating by his son. The prosecution introduced the opinion of an elder abuse specialist and director of geriatrics for U.C. Irvine who read over the report and determined his injuries would have been a significant factor in his death.

4.         CALIFORNIA (Napa), Napa Valley Register, September 5, 2012
Sheriff: Son’s neglect caused great bodily harm to father
http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/sheriff-son-s-neglect-caused-great-bodily-harm-to-father/article_2c305e84-f77c-11e1-9348-001a4bcf887a.html
Napa County Sheriff’s deputies found a 67-year-old man in filthy conditions with bed sores and in obvious need of immediate medical attention. The man’s son was interviewed at the sheriff’s office, the arrested on suspicion of felony elder abuse causing great bodily harm.

5.         CALIFORNIA (Orange County), Los Angeles Times, September 6, 2012
Doctor sued in dementia patient’s crash is found not liable
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/09/doctor-sued-dementia-patient-crash.html
An Orange County jury found Thursday that the doctor of a dementia patient bore no responsibility for a car crash the 85-year-old woman caused that killed her longtime partner.

6.         CALIFORNIA (Santa Barbara), Crime Voice, September 6, 2012
Shake-down Artist Busted on Extortion, Elder Abuse
http://crimevoice.com/shake-down-artist-busted-on-extortion-elder-abuse-16388/
A 28-year-old man who tried to take advantage of an elderly man by pretending to be a victim of a hit-and-run accident, has been booked on charges of extortion, elder abuse, and violation of parole.

7.         CALIFORNIA (Ventura), Courthouse News Service, August 30, 2012
Widow Alleges Outrageous Financial Abuse
http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/08/30/49810.htm
An elderly, ill widow claims in court that a remodeling company and bank are demanding $8,300 and threatening to take away her home for minor home repairs she refused four times.

8.         INDIANA (Valparaiso), Post Tribune, September 4, 2012
Valparaiso woman with dementia drowns in pond behind house
http://posttrib.suntimes.com/news/porter/14921022-418/valparaiso-woman-with-dementia-drowns-in-pond-behind-house.html
An 80-year-old Valparaiso woman with dementia accidentally drowned in a pond behind her Morgan Township residence between Sunday night and Monday. The woman was last seen going to bed on Sunday night and was reported missing on Monday afternoon before a helicopter crew spotted the woman in one of the ponds behind her house.

9.         MAINE (Bangor), Bangor Daily News, September 6, 2012
Think you’re too smart for retirement financial scams? Think again.
http://bangordailynews.com/2012/09/06/health/think-youre-too-smart-for-retirement-financial-scams-think-again/
The author warns of sophisticated scams that target seniors, and informs readers that 5,000 elders in Maine are victims of financial exploitation every year.

10.       MAINE (Gardiner), Boston.com, September 4, 2012
Maine to address elder financial abuse
http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/2012/09/04/maine-address-elder-financial-abuse/oJk3751vxrhZvED1ZDZyeM/story.html
Hoping to address the problem of elder financial abuse, Maine’s Office of Securities and a coalition of government and non-profit agencies will hold a series of free educational sessions for the public, including seniors, caregivers and service providers.

11.       MARYLAND (Montgomery County), Gazette, August 17, 2012
Despite ruling, attorneys say restitution unlikely in embezzlement case
http://www.gazette.net/article/20120817/NEWS/799999375/1022/despite-ruling-attorneys-say-restitution-unlikely-in-embezzlement&template=gazette
A Montgomery Village woman who admitted to embezzling $248,000 from her elderly mother will serve 10 days in jail due to her ailing condition, a Montgomery County judge ruled this week. Considering the perpetrator’s $32,000 income, along with her own advanced age and poor health, it is doubtful that the victim will see any restitution.

12.       MICHIGAN (Bay City), WNEM, September 6, 2012
Elder abuse prevention program kicks off in Bay County
http://www.wnem.com/story/19466280/elder-abuse-prevention-program-kicks-off-in-bay-county
Thanks to a three-year grant from the federal government, enhanced training for numerous agencies ranging from police departments, social workers and healthcare providers that serve seniors will take place. The goal is to train everyone how to detect signs of elder abuse and find new ways to protect the oldest amongst us.

13.       MISSOURI (Cape Girardeau), The Southeast Missourian, September 6, 2012
Cape Girardeau woman charged with elder abuse
http://www.semissourian.com/story/1890841.html
A Cape Girardeau woman has been charged with elder abuse after authorities say she backhanded a 98-year-old resident at the nursing home where she worked.

14.       MISSOURI (Forsyth), KY3, September 4, 2012
Carl Junction man will serve eight years in prison for financial exploitation of the elderly
http://articles.ky3.com/2012-09-04/financial-exploitation_33587963
A man will serve eight years in prison after pleading guilty to financial exploitation of the elderly.  He admitted to cheating an 85-year-old woman out of thousands of dollars as part of a group known as “Gypsies.” The group has allegedly worked similar schemes in the region.

15.       OHIO (Chillicothe), 10TV, September 6, 2012
Experts Say Many Are Too Embarrassed To Report Elder Abuse
http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/2012/09/06/columbus-elder-abuse.html
Karen Days, president of the Center for Family Safety and Healing, says that elder abuse is one of the most under-reported crimes because many seniors are too embarrassed to ask for help. In Franklin County, the number of elder abuse calls have nearly doubled in 10 years, and Days thinks those numbers will keep climbing as the population ages. 

16.       OREGON (Portland), KPTV, August 30, 2012

Woman sentenced for ripping off elderly man
http://www.kptv.com/story/19422396/woman-sentenced-for-ripping-off-elderly-man
A woman who befriended an older man and swindled him out of $10,000 is going to prison, and has been ordered to pay the victim back $10,000. As part of her sentence, the perpetrator was also ordered to pay the bank back $21,000 in restitution.

17.       TEXAS (Arlington), Star-Telegram, August 31, 2012
Arlington nursing home aide arrested on elder abuse complaint
http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/08/31/4222265/arlington-nursing-home-aide-arrested.html
A nursing home aide was arrested Friday as police continue to investigate a family's complaint that a woman with Alzheimer's disease was mistreated at the home, police reported. Daughters of the alleged victim had secretly installed a “nanny cam” in their mother’s room, which captured images of aides treating her roughly. The video was turned over to Arlington police.

18.       WASHINGTON (Seattle), Seattle Pi, August 26, 2012
Charge: Son, wife fleeced dementia-stricken mom
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Charge-Son-daughter-in-law-fleeced-3813860.php
A Seattle man accused of stealing his ailing mother’s fortune now faces felony theft charges.

19.       INTERNATIONAL (Redditch, England), Redditch Advertiser, September 3, 2012
Elderly woman with dementia dishcharged from Alex without family’s knowledge
http://www.redditchadvertiser.co.uk/news/9907131.Elderly_woman_with_dementia_discharged_from_Alex_without_family_s_knowledge/
A woman says she is “utterly disgusted” with the Alexandra Hospital after staff discharged her elderly mother, who has dementia, without notifying her family. Elsie Hewitt, aged 89, has Parkinson’s Disease, arthritis, vascular dementia and macular degeneration, and went into hospital following a minor fall, and to be treated for an infection.

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Upcoming Elder Abuse Conferences/Training Events (in chronological order):

·         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 a 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.  Visit the NCEA booth at the HCBS 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 morehttp://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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