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Light touch supervision threat to older people
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/ blogs/ social-care-experts-blog/ 2008/ 09/ light…By Paul Lloyd The government's plans for self-directed care will reduce checks on elder abuse to dangerously low levels, yet be more intrusive Separating the care management role from the adult protection role, as envisaged in the Department of Health's Transforming Social Care (2008), could have serious repercussions for elder abuse.
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USA: Ten mini-grants to be awarded to elder abuse prevention agencies
http://www.seniorsworldchronicle.com/ 2008/ 09/ usa-ten-mini-grants-to-be-awarde…. NEWARK, Delaware (National Center on Elder Abuse), September 2, 2008: On behalf of the NCEA, the National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (NCPEA) will be accepting requests for funding through September 22, 2008 to assist organizations in developing new, local multidisciplinary elder justice networks.
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Elderly Homeless Man Attacked By Thugs -Polk Street/Frank Norris Alley-San Francisco
http://www.nowpublic.com/ health/ elderly-homeless-man-attacked-thugs-polk-stree…A Local San Franciscan Homeless Elder Was Attacked By Two Thugs On Polk & Frank Norris Alley ( between Bush and Pine Streets ) last month.This kind, elderly San Franciscan was attacked about a month ago, in an alley next to the Funky Door Yoga and H20 Cafe, in the 1300... read more
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Call for papers: deadline
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/ elder_law/ 2008/ 08/ call-for-papers.htmlAustralian Guardianship and Administration Council 2009 National Conference Social Inclusion: The Future of Ageing, Disability and Substituted Decision-Making BRISBANE : 19-20 MARCH 2009 Hilton Hotel FIRST & FINAL CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Closing date for receipt of abstracts: Tuesday 30 September,...
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Elderly people are being "mistreated and abused" in hospitals and care homes, according to a new report by Age Concern
http://aboutsalt.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 08/ elderly-people-are-being-mistreated-and…Elderly people abused in hospitals and care homesArticle in the TelegraphExtracts:"Age Concern criticises the lack of progress made a year on from a parliamentary report that recommended an "entire culture change" to tackle human rights abuses experienced by older people in the NHS and care system.The
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Internet Savvy Seniors Have Exclusive Daily Journal Designed For Them
http://www.thaindian.com/ newsportal/ uncategorized/ internet-savvy-seniors-have…Internet Savvy Seniors Have Exclusive Daily Journal Designed For Them August 25th, 2008 - 1:00 am ICT by Ravi Chawla - Email This Post Seniors World Chronicle, an internet daily digest, is exclusively designed for the needs of senior citizens worldwide.
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Howard & Edward Timblin Are Just Beastly
http://www.dreamindemon.com/ 2008/ 08/ 20/ howard-edward-timblin-are-just-beastl…This article written and submitted by Dakota Valkyrie - thanks! Howard Timblin (L), and Edward Timblin, (R) Jamestown, NY - Just after midnight Tuesday morning, a 68-year-old woman was left outside the Jamestown Police Station and had to make her way up the curb and steps on her own.
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Study Gauges Elder Mistreatment
http://paelderestatefiduciary.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 08/ study-gauges-elder-mistrea…On August 19, 2008, the University of Chicago released a study about elder abuse, as described in its Press Release entitled "More than 10 percent of older Americans suffer mistreatment, University of Chicago study shows." About 13 percent of elderly Americans are mistreated, most commonly by someone
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Incidents Of Elder Abuse To Increase With The Elder Population?
http://www.nursinghomeabuselawyerblog.com/ 2008/ 08/ incidents_of_elder_abuse_to…Yesterday, the U.S. Census Bureau reported the number of citizens age 65 and older will more than double from their current number of 38.7 million to 88.5 million in 2050. The population of 85 and older is predicted to triple in number to 19 million from 5.4 million during the same period.
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Mistreatment of Elderly Prevalent According to Study
http://www.nursinghomeabuselawyerblog.com/ 2008/ 08/ mistreatment_of_elderly_pre…A University of Chicago study reveals that approximately 13 percent of elderly Americans experience some sort of mistreatment. The most common form of abuse was verbal, experienced by 9 percent of elderly Americans, then financial mistreatment, experienced by 3.5 percent, and then physical abuse, reported by .2 percent of the elderly.
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