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Abandoned Elderly Find Hope Through Blessed Teresas Nuns (Kathmandu, Nepal)
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November 06 2009 In a country where it is increasingly commonplace to abandon the elderly, the Missionaries of Charity (MC) sisters provide a loving refuge in a government home they work in. "Most youngsters consider their old parents a burden," Surendra Prasad Joshi, a retired university ...1 day ago -
Red Tape Stands in Way of Police Volunteers
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Red tape stands in way of police volunteers By: BRENT BEGIN Examiner Staff Writer November 7, 2009 There are financial experts waiting to donate their time to help San Francisco police crack down on elder fraud, but they have been held up by bureaucracy. New police Chief George ...2 days ago -
Grant Fights Elder Abuse (USA)
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BY JESSE DUNSMORE TIMES HERALD NOVEMBER 8, 2009 Its a story Sarah Prout, managing attorney at Lakeshore Legal Aid, said illustrates how vulnerable senior citizens ar In 2008, a 67-year-old woman was assaulted by her live-in daughter. But, the senior discovered she couldnt evict her daughter, who had ...2 days ago -
Elder and probate abuse not limited to the rich
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Elder abuse is not limited just to rich like Brooke Astor Thomas French, Patriot-News Op-Ed November 4, 2009 PennLive.com http://www.pennlive.com/editorials/index.ssf/2009/11/elder_abuse_is_not_limited_jus.html An Associated Press story in The Patriot-News, “Case highlights elder abuse,” (Oct. 18) discussed how ...4 days ago -
IL man victimized by alleged scam
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Woman allegedly scams elderly man Sharon Woods Harris October 31, 2009 Pekin Daily Times http://www.pekintimes.com/news/x665159777/Woman-allegedly-scams-elderly-man PEKIN, Ill. - A South Pekin woman was arrested Friday for allegedly bilking an elderly man out of cars, loans and his pension money. Gina Y. Robinson, ...4 days ago -
Daniel Gross memory lives in appeal effort
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Daniel Gross v. Probate: The fight continues. Rick Green November 4, 2009 Hartford Courant http://blogs.courant.com/rick_green/2009/11/guardianship-abuse-daniel-gross-probate-court-connecticut-reform.html From the grave, Daniel Gross is still shaking up Connecticut’s probate court system. Gross, readers of my ...4 days ago -
Australian estate woes
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Families cash in on time’s terrible toll Chris Barrett November 5, 2009 Brisbane Times http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/families-cash-in-on-times-terrible-toll-20091105-hzde.html Queensland’s elderly are being financially exploited by their nearest and dearest at an alarmingly growing rate, the ...4 days ago -
Elderly man likely victim of ’sweetheart scam’
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Elderly man gives up $1M in possible ’sweetheart scam’ Sara Suddes November 5, 2009 The Gilroy Dispatch http://www.gilroydispatch.com/news/260745-elderly-man-gives-up-1m-in-possible-sweetheart-scam In the two years before he died, longtime Gilroyan Arthur Marsh wrote checks to his younger caregiver for more than ...4 days ago -
Ombudsman Program Not Effectively Addressing Elder Abuse Complaints
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In a strongly worded report, the California Senate Office of Oversight and Outcomes recommended major reforms to the California long-term care ombudsman program. The responsibility of the Ombudsman program is to investigate and resolve complaints made by individual residents in nursing homes . According to the ...5 days ago -
Woman Accused in $20,000 Theft From Vulnerable Great Uncle (MI. USA)
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By Laura Angus | Flint Journal November 05, 2009, 8:00AM FLINT, Michigan A Genesee Township woman is accused of stealing upward of $20,000 from her mentally disabled great uncle’s bank account to pay her cable bill and have her lawn mowed. As a result, ...5 days ago -
Grandparents Scammed (USA)
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Intelligencer Journal Lancaster New Era Nov 05, 2009 Wallace and Marian Case have eight grandchildren. So when the Penn Township retirees received a telephone call recently that one of their grandchildren was in trouble, they didnt hesitate to help. Only problem was, police said, it wasnt really ...5 days ago -
Financial Elder Abuse: Families Cash In On Times Terrible Toll (AUSTRALIA)
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BY CHRIS BARRETT November 5, 2009 Queenslands elderly are being financially exploited by their nearest and dearest at an alarmingly growing rate, the states Public Trustee has warned. Peter Carne told brisbanetimes.com.au that cases of financial elder abuse, particularly of those that are ...5 days ago -
Elder Abuse Law Invoked to Block Fur Protesters (OR. USA)
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By Steven Mayes, The Oregonian November 04, 2009 Oregons free-speech protections allow animal-rights activists to hurl accusations at Portlands last furrier, but the states elder-abuse laws forbid intimidating him through obscenity, a Clackamas County judge ruled Wednesday. ...5 days ago -
An Age for Justice: Confronting Elder Abuse in America
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An Age for Justice: Confronting Elder Abuse in America Watch this compelling video, produced by the Elder Justice Now campaign. It shows the families and individuals whose lives have been turned upside down by elder abuse. The video provides stark proof of the financial, emotional, and physical and ...5 days ago -
Elder Abuse Is Not Limited Just To rich Like Brooke Astor (USA)
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Elder abuse is not limited just to rich like Brooke Astor By Patriot-News Op-Ed November 04, 2009 An Associated Press story in The Patriot-News, “Case highlights elder abuse,” (Oct. 18) discussed how aging and wealthy New York socialite Brooke Astor was exploited by her son, Anthony ...6 days ago -
Rogersville Teenager Arrested For Beating Up His Grandmother (TN. USA)
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Rogersville teenager arrested for beating up his grandmother 19 year old Johnny Skeens is charged with willful elder abuse for allegedly assaulting his 60 year old grandmother. By DAVID MCAVOY Digital Journalist/ WJHL November 4, 2009 A Rogersville teenager has been charged with willful ...6 days ago -
USA: Protect elderly against greedy adult children
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. PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania / The Philadelphia Inquirer / November 4, 2009 Protect elderly against greedy adult children By Marshall Loeb, MarketWatch (MCT) NEW YORK - When a New York City jury recently convicted Anthony Marshall, 85, the only child of millionaire-socialite-philanthropist Brooke Astor, of 14 ...6 days ago -
California Watchdog Worries Elder Abuse Underreported (CA. USA)
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November 3, 2009 A state watchdog group says elder abuse may be underreported, in part because of budget cuts to ombudsman programs. The California Senate Office of Oversight and Outcomes says the number of complaints from ombudsmen are down more than 40 percent since budget cuts ...1 week ago -
"High-Return" Investiment Schemes Target Affluent Seniors (USA)
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International Banking Groups ultra-high-interest claims cant be verified By Mc Nelly Torres ConsumerAffairs.com Copyright © 2009 All Rights Reserved November 2, 2009 An attractive brochure express-mailed by the International Banking Group to seniors living in affluent areas ...1 week ago -
Las Vegas assisted-living, Alzheimer’s home under investigation
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State faults facility for care of seniors It could take over the assisted-living, Alzheimer’s home where 139 elderly live, top inspector says Marshall Allen October 29, 2009 Las Vegas Sun http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/oct/29/state-faults-facility-care-seniors/ All 139 elderly patients at an assisted-living ...1 week ago
