Elder Abuse

Bullying

Helene Pavlov, M.D. | Posted 04.25.2012

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Helene Pavlov, M.D.

Bullying can happen in various forums and to individuals of all ages. Those without a voice, children, teenagers, the physically and mentally challenged, and the shy and timid are all vulnerable and in need of protection.

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Woman Charged With Elder Abuse For Locking Mother-In-Law In Basement

AP | SAMANTHA HENRY | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Elder Abuse, Guy Von Der Linden, Mother in Law Locked Up, Mother in Law Locked in Basement, Mug Shots, Piedad Von Der Linden, Delphine Von Der Linden, Piedad Linden, Piedad Linden Elder Abuse, Delphine Linden, Crime News

NEWARK, N.J. — A northern New Jersey woman charged with elderly neglect after authorities found her mother-in-law living in the basement with th...

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The Shame of Elder Abuse and the Silence of Washington

Robert B. Blancato | Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Elder Justice, Elder Abuse, Elder Rights, Elder Justice Act, Older Americans, Impact News
Robert B. Blancato

As we close the holiday season, we are reminded that one sad reality, elder abuse, takes no holiday. Elder abuse is an ever present threat which must be thwarted.

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Gone Without A Case: Suspicious Elder Deaths Rarely Investigated

www.propublica.org | Posted 12.22.2011

Read More: Elderly, Murder, Elder Abuse, Senior Citizens, Death Certificate, Cause of Death, Autopsy, Coroner, Medical Examiner, Investigation, Death, Fifty News

Nothing, it seemed, was unusual about Joseph Shepter's death. A retired U.S. government scientist, Shepter spent his final two years dwelling in a ...

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Couple Allegedly Stole $140,000 From Elderly Man

Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Illinois Elder Abuse, Elder Abuse, Couple Stole Thousands, Rosemary Zink Charged, Chicagoland Elder Abuse, Rosemary Zink, Timothy W. Zink, Financial Exploitation of an Elder, Timothy W. Zink Charged, Chicago News

A northern Illinois couple has been accused of stealing some $140,000 from a 96-year-old man. Rosemary Zink, 58, and Timothy W. Zink, 59, both of 2...

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American Seniors Need More Safe Havens from Abuse

Mike King | Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: World Elder Abuse Day, Elder Abuse, Senior Safe House, Senior Abuse, Administration on Aging, Fifty News
Mike King

The number of seniors in abusive, and even life-threatening, situations will only get worse as our population ages. The time is now to build the infrastructure to support their needs and provide a safe place for them to call home.

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Mickey Rooney to Star in New Documentary About Elder Abuse

Pamela Glasner | Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Documentary, Elder Law, Elder Abuse, Mickey Rooney, Starjack Entertainment, Financial Exploitation, Pamela Glasner, Entertainment News
Pamela Glasner

Elder exploitation is among the safest and most lucrative criminal enterprises in the world, being the least reported and least prosecuted of all crimes.

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80-Year-Old Retired Police Officer Carjacked, Beaten With Own Cane By Four Young Women

Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Beaten, Elder Abuse, Robbed, Cpd, Crime, Chicago Crime, Wilbert Allen, Chicago Police Department, Carjacking, Chicago Summer Violence, Carjacked, Chicago News

An 80-year-old retired police officer says that if he had been armed when four young women carjacked and beat him early Wednesday evening, he "would h...

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Cops: Family Left 70-Year-Old Woman To Die After A Fall, Went Out For Pizza

Posted 11.07.2011

Read More: Bank Fraud, Elder Abuse, Social Security Fraud, Abuse, Hiding a Corpse, Pizza, Madison, Steven King, Pension Fraud, Fall, Reckless Homicide, Veronica King, Mary Coleman, Schizophrenia, 70-Year-Old Woman, Chicago News

After her 70-year-old sister fell, police allege that a Madison woman and her son left her on the floor without aid. When she died two days later as a...

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Nursing Home Workers Sentenced For Making Patients Slippery

HuffPost Weird News | David Moye | Posted 10.12.2011

Read More: Nursing Home Workers, Elder Abuse, Video, Ukiah, Weird California, Jared Buckley, Monica Rose Smith, Jennifer Louise Burton, Nursing Home, Home News

Two nursing home workers accused of rubbing down elderly patients with ointment so they would be "slippery" aren't going to slip out of serving time. ...

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Elder Financial Abuse Crimes Spike

Posted 10.01.2011

Read More: Mickey Rooney, Elder Abuse, Home Care Services Act, Home Care Elderly, Baby Boomers, Mickey Rooney Abuse, Elder Financial Abuse, Impact News

Financial abuse robbed elder Americans of an estimated $2.9 billion last year, up 12 percent from 2008, according to a MetLife Mature Market Institute...

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Elder Abuse in America Today

William Mapother | Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Ageism, Age Discrimination, Senate Special Committee on Aging, Wyden, Elder Abuse, Senator Ron Wyden, Politics News
William Mapother

Elder abuse occurs in a variety of forms: physical, mental, sexual, financial and neglect. With its focus on youth, consumption and productivity, and living for today, our culture is complicit in this turning away.

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Project Finds Abuse, Neglect and Death In Florida Assisted Living: How You Can Help

Posted 07.08.2011

Read More: Elderly, Hospice, Nursing Homes, Assisted Living, Elderly Abuse, Neglect, Elder Abuse, Criminal Lawsuits in Healthcare, Impact News

"Angel Joglar, 71; killed when left in a bathtub of scalding water." "Gladys Horta, 74 years old; strapped so tightly the restraints ripped into her ...

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The Not So Secret War Against the Very Old and the Very Young

Sherman Yellen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ageism, Elder Abuse, Aging, Senior Citizens, Senior Living, Senior Care, Seniors, Politics News
Sherman Yellen

I am not asking Americans to change -- just get back to who they were -- a people with a deep sense of responsibility towards those who could not care for themselves.

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If Mickey Rooney Is An Elder Abuse Victim, Who's Next?

Mark Lachs, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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Mark Lachs, M.D.

We've pigeonholed elder abuse as an aging issue -- but it's not. It's a huge issue for all of us who care about the older people in our lives. And it's an issue for anyone hoping to enjoy well-being in old age.

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Celebrate the Right to Be Human (VIDEO)

Witness | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: #HRD2010, Elder Justice Act, Elder Abuse, Witness, Human Rights, Cambodia, Forced Evictions, Human Rights Day, Kenya, Impact News
Witness

Every year, December 10th marks Human Rights Day. In honor of this day I'd like to share a couple of stories with you.

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Elder Abuse: How To Protect Your Loved One When Cognitive Problems Arise

Mark Lachs, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Geriatrics, Elder Abuse, Alzheimer's, Mental Health, Medicine, Money, Healthy Living News
Mark Lachs, M.D.

The saddest thing I see in my practice and in the wider world of elder abuse is the older person with modest retirement savings who gets preyed upon, loses everything, and now has nothing left, with no prospect for future income.

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Prosecutions of Elder Abuse Cases Decline Under Jerry Brown

Christina Jewett | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elderly, Nursing Homes, Elder Abuse, Assisted Living, California Politics, Jerry Brown, Los Angeles News
Christina Jewett

The office of Attorney General Jerry Brown has dismissed an increasing number of criminal cases against defendants suspected of elder abuse, while cutting back on surprise inspections.

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Everyday Elder Abuse

Barbara Coombs Lee | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elder Abuse, William Bergman, Human Rights, Catholic Health Association, Oregon, European Charter of Patients' Rights, Washington State, Cancer, Medicare, European Committee for the Prevention of Torture, Aid in Dying, Margaret Furlong, Chemo, Torture, Intensive Care, Politics News
Barbara Coombs Lee

Tomorrow is World Elder Abuse Prevention Day. It's a day to appreciate that elders in our society endure abusive behavior every day and to consider ho...

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Cesar Ulloa, Ex-Nursing Home Worker, Found Guilty Of Torturing Elderly

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elder Abuse, Man Tortured Elderly, Cesar Ulloa, Los Angeles News

LOS ANGELES — A former nursing home worker accused of body-slamming one 78-year-old woman and encouraging wheelchair-confined residents of a pri...

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Nursing Home Employee Accused Of BODY-SLAMMING Patients

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nursing Homes, Elder Abuse, Elderly Abuse, Nursing Home Abuse, Cesar Ulloa, Los Angeles News

LOS ANGELES — A man accused of abusing patients at a pricey Calabasas retirement home jumped on a 78-year-old woman's chest and body-slammed her...

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Rape In Chicago Nursing Homes:Violent Sex Crimes Against Elderly Rarely Prosecuted

Chicago Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chicago Nursing Homes, Elder Abuse, Sexual Violence, Rape, Violence Against Women, Violence Against Elderly, Sex Crimes, Sexual Assault, Chicago News

Authorities have investigated at least 86 cases of sexual violence against elderly and disabled residents of Chicago nursing homes since July 2007, bu...

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Why Healthcare Reform is Good for Older Americans

Kelly Matheson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elderly, Elder Justice Act, Elder Abuse, Older Americans, End of Life Consultations, End of Life Care, Medicare, Elderly Americans, Health Care, End of Life, Politics News
Kelly Matheson

The Elder Justice Act in the health reform bills would finally provide the increased federal resources and leadership to prevent, detect, treat, understand, intervene in and, where appropriate, prosecute elder abuse.

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Abuse Lasts Past Mother's Day

Martha Burk | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Owl, Orrin Hatch, Elder Abuse, Older Women, Older Women's League, Nursing Home, Politics News
Martha Burk

We need comprehensive elder abuse prevention laws -- using the models of prevention for violence against women and child abuse. It's about time. It's about our mothers.

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