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• ELDER LAW CONCERNS & CONSEQUENCES, Hanover, MA

  
  My Family Life Plan — Authority: 109
  On the topic of disclosures, a reader inquired about what to do about her family of eight siblings and one elderly father. Long ago the siblings got together and put two of the sisters in charge of their father, largely because his will and other directives advised as much. As a result, they were granted ...
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• Nursing Home Abuse

  
  Shpoonkle Blog — Authority: 111
  They are among the absolute last places anyone wants to end up, but about “1.6 million people now live in nursing homes in the United States. Thirty years from now, it’s expected to be 5 million,” according to a CBS report. “Many patients are at risk because one out of four nursing homes every year is cited ...
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• Missoula Woman Found Guilty of Stealing $120K from Elderly Mother with Dementia (USA)

  
  Spotlight on Elder Abuse — Authority: 102
  Missoula woman found guilty of stealing $120K from elderly mother with dementia By JAMIE KELLY of the Missoulian  January 14, 2012 Prosecutors say they wont seek prison time for a Missoula woman convicted Friday afternoon of bilking her elderly and dementia-laden mother out of more than $120,000. ...
  2 weeks ago

• Woman Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Woodlander of more than $200K (USA)

  
  Spotlight on Elder Abuse — Authority: 102
  Woman pleads guilty to embezzling Woodlander of more than $200K By Democrat Staff 01/14/2012 A Calistoga woman pleaded guilty Friday to embezzling a Woodland woman for more than $200,000. Denise Ann Conophy, 51, pleaded guilty to embezzlement, elder abuse and tax evasion, according to a news release from ...
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• 2010 Law Aims to Thwart Elder Financial Abuse (USA)

  
  Spotlight on Elder Abuse — Authority: 102
  Money & the Law: 2010 law aims to thwart elder financial abuse January 14, 2012 JIM FLYNN SPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE It’s well recognized that financial abuse of the elderly is a serious and growing problem. Deceit, threats and intimidation are all tools of the trade when manipulating an elderly person into ...
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• Guest Post: Nursing Homes: A Plea to Nurses

  
  The Nerdy Nurse — Authority: 520
  There is a grave need for nurses in nursing homes. According to the New York Times, 90 percent of U.S. nursing homes do not have adequate staff. A 2002 Health and Human Services (HHS) report found that 86 percent of 43 states reported inadequate staff numbers.In 2004, there were 917,400 nurse related staff members in ...
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• What Baby Boomers Mean to Nursing Home Abuse

  
  Baby Boomer Advisor Club|Baby Boomer Health and News — Authority: 119
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• UPDATE: Review ordered for “conviction without trial” of sober BC senior under province’s tyrannical drunk driving law

  
  mooseandsquirrel.ca — Authority: 466
  If you recall, I posted about this story here: Under BC’s drunk driving laws, RCMP convict & punish sober driver without a trial. Well, some Good news: B.C. Solicitor General Shirley Bond has ordered a review of why the RCMP tried 15 times to give a sober 82-year-old Cranbrook woman a breath test for drinking ...
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• The US population ages, elder abuse and need for shelters grows

  
  Eideard — Authority: 127
  The US population ages, elder abuse and need for shelters grows.
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• Mother, Son Take Plea Deal in Gruesome Case of Elder Abuse (USA)

  
  Spotlight on Elder Abuse — Authority: 102
  Mother, son take plea deal in gruesome case of elder abuse January 11, 2012 George Stahl  /Special to the Sun On Wednesday, Jan. 4, in a Kern County Superior Court appearance, co-defendants Joseph McCoy, and his mother, Darlene Green, entered no contest pleas in the case of elder abuse leading to the death of ...
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• New Law Gets Tough on Elder Abuse (IL. USA)

  
  Spotlight on Elder Abuse — Authority: 102
  January 11, 2012 BY Mary Anne Meyers Illinois News Connection Some of the most vulnerable Illinoisans will be better protected starting this month from those who would take advantage of them financially. Those who steal Social Security checks or defraud Illinois elders and people with disabilities have a better ...
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• As USA Grays, Elder Abuse Risk and Need for Shelters Grow

  
  Spotlight on Elder Abuse — Authority: 102
  As USA grays, elder abuse risk and need for shelters grow Theyre weak, physically or mentally disabled or both, and often at the mercy of people they depend on the most: relatives and caretakers. By Bruce A Crippen , for USA TODAY January 10, 2012 Theyre the nations fast-growing elderly population, and many ...
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• New Requirements For California’s Adult Day Care May Mean Only Half of Prior Participants Will Qualify

  
  California Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer Blog — Authority: 94
  Uncertainty about the future of California’s Adult Day Health Care system continues even though the program was saved from elimination at the end of last year. Since the 1970s, California has been a pioneer in the field of adult day health care, creating a system designed to provide health and social services to ...
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• Personal Injury Lawyer Online

  
  I wanted Info — Authority: 126
  Were you aware that of all the personal injury claims, probably the most constant incidence out of them all is the car damage? The actual numbers of car accidents have increased to about 25% annually. Folks might be affected because of the recklessness, carelessness of the responsible person. This is the time an ...
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