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NCEA Newsfeed – Tuesday, July 10, 2012

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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.         CALIFORNIA (Berkeley), The Recorder, July 6, 2012
Role Reversal
http://www.law.com/jsp/ca/PubArticleCA.jsp?id=1202562172299
A man is pleading not guilty to elder theft and perjury after being arrested for allegedly tricking his elderly neighbor into granting him power of attorney.

2.         CALIFORNIA (Los Angeles), NBC, July 9, 2012
Court hears Actor Mickey Rooney’s Allegations of Elder Abuse
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Mickey-Rooney-Elder-Abuse-Los-Angeles-Superior-Court-Christopher-Christina-Aber-161824925.html
Mickey Rooney's battle against alleged elder abuse continued Monday morning, following a hearing in conservatorship proceedings for the 91-year-old actor who has accused his stepson of maltreatment and meddling in his financial assets.

3.         CALIFORNIA (San Jose), The Daily Titan, July 7, 2012
California man is found not guilty in beating of priest
http://www.dailytitan.com/2012/07/california-man-is-found-not-guilty-in-beating-of-priest/
A jury acquitted a San Francisco man of felony assault and elder abuse for beating up the cleric he says brutally raped him as a child decades ago.

4.         CALIFORNIA (San Jose), Fox News, July 6, 2012
California man acquitted of assaulting retired priest he claims molested him
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/07/06/california-man-acquitted-assaulting-retired-priest-claims-molested-him/
A jury acquitted William Lynch of felony assault and elder abuse on Thursday, bringing a stunning conclusion to Lynch's 37-year desire to confront the priest he says molested him in a tent on a 1975 camping trip.

5.         CALIFORNIA (San Jose), The Los Angeles Times, July 7, 2012
Man who attacked priest for revenge is found not guilty
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/07/priest-abuse-san-francisco-will-lynch-not-guilty.html
A San Francisco man who admitted to beating a priest he said had raped him and his brother more than three decades ago was found not guilty of felony assault and elder abuse Thursday in a verdict that even he could not imagine.

7.         FLORIDA (Holt), United Press International, July 7, 2012
Man pleads not guilty to elder abuse
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2012/07/07/Man-pleads-not-guilty-to-elder-abuse/UPI-14441341695706/
A 58-year-old Florida man accused of letting his 88-year-old mother lie in her own feces for three days has pleaded not guilty to elder abuse charges.

8.         ILLINOIS (Springfield), Examiner, July 7, 2012
Governor Quinn issues executive order to protect adults with disabilities
http://www.examiner.com/article/governor-quinn-issues-executive-order-to-protect-adult-with-disabilities
Governor Pat Quinn issued an executive order to strengthen protections for adults who have disabilities. The Governor’s action will ensure that potential cases of abuse and neglect of adults with disabilities who live in domestic settings will be investigated and referred to the appropriate authorities.

9.         MICHIGAN (Genesee County), MLive, July 8, 2012
Genesee County Sheriff Robert Pickell left to decide what’s next for elder abuse program
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2012/07/genesee_county_sheriff_robert_31.html
Interim elder abuse program director, Sheriff Robert Pickell, is leaning toward continuing to work with Integrated Community Services rather than another company.

10.       MONTANA (Seeley Lake), Missoulian, July 6, 2012
Seeley Lake man accused of stealing over $100K from elderly parents
http://missoulian.com/news/local/seeley-lake-man-accused-of-stealing-over-k-from-elderly/article_7e1e19c6-c715-11e1-b871-0019bb2963f4.html
A Seeley Lake man is facing a felony elder abuse charge after allegedly stealing more than $100,000 from his sick parents. He has been charged with felony negligent abuse of an older person or a person with developmental disability.

11.       NEW MEXICO (Santa Fe), The Daily Times, July 8, 2012
New Mexico looks to fight elder abuse
http://www.daily-times.com/ci_21033759/new-mexico-looks-fight-elder-abuse
About 13.5 percent of New Mexicans are above the age of 65, which is only slightly higher than the national average, according to the United States census. However, that could change as retirees around the country move to warmer states in the south and west.

12.       OKLAHOMA (Depew), Fox 23, July 9, 2012
Depew insurance agent charged with embezzlement, exploitation
http://www.fox23.com/news/local/story/Depew-insurance-agent-charged-with-embezzlement/Iw834AnmNU-zNnCgapLYig.cspx
A Depew insurance agent has been charged with embezzlement and financial exploitation of the elderly after collecting payment from an elderly woman without creating a policy.

13.       TEXAS (Houston), Chron.com, July 7, 2012 (OPINION)
Resources available to protect elderly from scams
http://www.chron.com/opinion/outlook/article/Resources-available-to-protect-elderly-from-scams-3689434.php
A group in Texas has developed a program training clinicians to screen older patients for mild cognitive impairment and other risk factors for financial exploitation.

14.       VIRGINIA (Burke), Burke Patch, July 6, 2012
Cuccinelli: Fraud and Elder Abuse Major Problems
http://burke.patch.com/articles/cuccinelli-fraud-and-elder-abuse-major-problems
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli said that fraud and elder abuse are big problems in Virginia. "The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) -- which includes the Elder Abuse and Neglect Squad -- (is) the only unit in my office which has not shrunk with the budget cuts," he said.

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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.

●    26^th Annual Elder Rights Conference (July 11-13, 2012), Schaumburg, Illinois.  Presented by the Illinois Department on Aging. :http://cspl.uis.edu/ILLAPS/DOA/index.html

●    The National Association of VOCA Assistance Administrators, through a grant from OVC, is seeking proposals for projects to raise public awareness of victims’ rights and services in communities during National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW), April 21-27, 2013. For more information and an application, visit the NCVRW Community Awareness Projects site. The deadline to apply is July 18, 2012.

●    Texas Summit on Elder Financial Exploitation sponsored by the Houston Financial Abuse Specialist Team and Better Business Bureau Education Foundation will take place Friday, August 3, 2012, 8:30 am to 3:30 pm.
http://houston.bbb.org/texas-elder-financial-exploitation-summit/

●    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/

·         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

101 The City Drive South

Orange, CA 92868

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