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How You Can Help Stop Elder Abuse in 3 Easy Steps
Would you know if your aging parent, spouse, grandparent was a victim of elder abuse? Maybe. Maybe not. Elder abuse takes many forms, some more obvious than others. Physical elder abuse may cause bruises and injuries. Bedsores and poor hygiene … Continue reading
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New Mexico Doctors to Screen for Financial Elder Abuse
Doctors in New Mexico will soon be asked to help screen elderly patients for signs of financial elder abuse. The initiative, which is being promoted by the state’s Regulation and Licensing Department’s Securities division, is modeled after a similar program … Continue reading
Nursing Home Administrator Arrested for Financial Elder Abuse
It’s not surprising that older adults who suffer from Alzheimer’s are prime targets for elder abuse and financial elder abuse. Predatory caregivers are betting that any claims of abuse by a person with dementia are likely to be ignored or … Continue reading
New Elder Abuse and Neglect Low: Caregiver Takes Victim’s Wheelchair
A Rhode Island caregiver is accused of elder abuse, neglect, and financial elder abuse against her wheelchair-bound 75-year old victim. This case is a contender for the “Predatory Caregiver Hall of Shame.” Tracy Anderson of Narragansett, RI, is facing felony … Continue reading
Elder Abuse Victims Often Reluctant to Get Help
Even though awareness of elder abuse continues to increase, there is still a huge gap between the number of older Americans who suffer elder abuse and the number of cases that are actually reported. Of course, it’s not hard to … Continue reading
Deadly Elder Abuse Brings Murder Charges, $100,000 Fine for Nursing Home
It’s hard to think of a more terrifying case of felony elderly abuse: A nursing home worker caught in the act of smothering an elderly bed-ridden resident to death with a pillow. But that’s why Maximo Hong Fajardo Jr. is facing … Continue reading
Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect: “Like you dropped down into Hell”
This is a nursing home abuse and neglect story that will keep you awake at night — PRAYING that you or your aging parent will never experience the elderly abuse and neglect that Una Rosekind lived through… …She was placed … Continue reading
New Study May Help Avoid Elder Abuse and Financial Elder Abuse
It’s no secret that older adults who suffer from Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia are extremely susceptible to elder abuse and financial elder abuse. This is especially true before a formal diagnosis is made, when no one is aware … Continue reading
Shocking But True Case of Elder Abuse and Neglect in Florida
Disgusting. That’s the only way to describe this story out of elder abuse and neglect out of Florida… A Pensacola man accused of leaving his mother, who needs help caring for herself, home alone while he attended a college football … Continue reading
Minnesota Bill Adds Elder Abuse to State’s Offender Registry
Lawmakers in Minnesota are on the verge of making it easier to track nursing home workers who are convicted of violating the state’s Criminal Abuse of a Vulnerable Adult laws. “Sadly we’re finding that there’s been an increase in abuse … Continue reading