by Carolyn Williams
"I am my mother’s full time primary carer, executor and trustee of her estate, power of attorney, and health advocate. I had arranged a two week respite at a local aged care facility between 14 February 2018 and 28 February 2018.
On Monday 26 February 2018 I had lunch with my mother at the facility and as we parted I told her that I would see her in 2 days to bring her home. The next day I called to check in on my mum only to be told by a staff member that my mother had left of her own volition, they were not obligated to answer any questions and if I wanted to speak to the solicitors they could help with their phone number, did I want it?
In short, I have not seen my mother since which is now nearly 18 months ago. I have no idea as to her whereabouts nor do I have a clue as to her well being. My mother has two progressive terminal illnesses namely Parkinson’s and Lewy Bodies Dementia. The last time I saw her she weighed 39 kilos, had a urinary tract infection and was delirious. These third party interlopers say that my mother has legal capacity, which they believe is sufficient legalese to trump the definition of medical capacity.
(Note: A urinary tract infection can often times cause delirium in older people, whether mistakenly or for other motives, misdiagnosed as dementia. It can also increase symptoms of dementia.)
I informed the local police that my mother was kidnapped however, the police have refused to assist by claiming – ‘this is a civil matter’.
Like Kristy, I too was scheduled and escorted by police to a psychiatric facility. In my defense, a friend and one associate of mine phoned the hospital staff involved. For the duration of my stay I was held captive having to answer endless questions about my entire life leaving me traumatized and exhausted. On the hospital exiting paperwork, it clearly says that I should never have been admitted.
When I was listening to Kristy share about the Terrorist and Fixated Person’s Unit the hairs on my arms stood up. I had no idea that this unit even exists in Australia.
(Note: The Terrorist and Fixated Persons was created supposedly to ferret out “lone-wolf” possible terrorists, it was quickly expanded and converted to use against anyone who spoke out about public corruption and the status quo in Australian government and agencies.)
The day after my mother had been removed from the aged care facility without my consent or knowledge, I returned to complain to the Director of Nursing. During our conversation she was aggressive and before asking me to leave, she said, “You are not even her next of kin.” It has eluded me all this time as to why she would say something like that until I heard Kristy explain on your radio show.
Since my mother’s disappearance these third party interlopers have written me claiming that my mother wants me out of our home. I have rebutted each one confirming we have a private agreement concerning the property.
On the 15 May 2019 I was served papers from the Supreme Court to take possession. We attended court on the 24th and 25th June 2019. Our next court date is 25 July 2019. I have asserted these third party interlopers conduct has been unconscionable. I shall continue to rebut their claims and demand access to my mother by way of a writ of Habeas Corpus."
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is in the middle of a 12-stop
tour around the state hearing experiences of elder abuse. She and state
Supreme Court Justice Richard Bernstein were at the Berrien County
Health Department Monday morning for the third such session.
“By going to every corner of this state, we learn as much as we
possibly can so that we know that we’re doing the right thing as we move
forward as we move forward in order to try to fill these initiatives
and to try to provide the very best solutions we can to the problems
that are facing seniors all around the state,” said Nessel.
Justice Bernstein says elder abuse, which is often either physical
abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation, is a much bigger problem than
many have thought.
“This is something that affects literally everyone,” said Bernstein.
“Either themselves, someone in their family, or someone they know. This
is one of those issues where we can make a difference for literally
everybody.”
Berrien County Treasurer Bret Witkowski applauds their efforts,
telling WSJM News he sees evidence of senior being abused financially
almost every week. He says one issue he has, however, is the state is
looking at reviewing conservators in charge of the finances of elderly
residents every three years, which he says isn’t enough.
“In Michigan, the law says after three years (of not paying property
taxes), your house is foreclosed on. So it needs to be followed up, I
think, every year,” Witkowski said. ”
Nessel and Justice Megan Cavanagh will be in Kalamazoo on Tuesday for
the fourth listening session. The Attorney General and the two justices
established the Michigan Elder Abuse Task Force earlier this year.
Senior Man in Wheelchair looking out of a window in a hospital corridor.
By Holly Gainer
UAB News
Approximately one in 10 older people living in the United States has
experienced physical, sexual, psychological or financial abuse or
neglect, according to the National Center on Elder Abuse.
To understand how to keep your elderly loved ones safe, whether in
your care or in the care of others, Patricia Speck, DNSc, a
board-certified family nurse practitioner who specializes in forensic
nursing, family and sexual violence at the University of Alabama at BirminghamSchool of Nursing, explains the different types of elder abuse and how to spot signs of and report suspected abuse.
Physical and sexual abuse
Physical abuse is defined as the intentional use of physical force
that results in illness, injury, pain or functional impairment.
“Unexplained bruises, cuts, burns and bedsores are signs of physical
abuse,” Speck explained. “If you notice sudden changes in behavior,
particularly when the suspected abuser is around, that is a sign that
you should seek help for your loved one.”
Speck says health care providers should suspect abuse if they see
subdural hemorrhages (or bleeding that occurs outside the brain as a
result of a head injury) and eye, nose and mouth injuries.
“Nurses should particularly look for signs of intentional injuries,
such as contusions of lips, cheeks, soft palate, facial fractures,
missing hair, particularly in odd places and not where you would expect
to see balding,” Speck said. “Bruising and skin tears in odd places,
like the abdomen or under the arm or in the crotch, are also common
signs.”
Another common indication of abuse is for people who spend most of their time in wheelchairs.
“If there is injury to an older person who is being restrained in a
wheelchair, you would look for friction burns on the abdomen or wrists,
different patterns in bruising and skin tears,” Speck said.
The majority of sexual assault cases to older adults are in the
community; but many are reported from institutions, and in most cases
the perpetrator is known by the victim.
Speck says signs of sexual abuse include unexplained venereal
diseases, genital infections, and bleeding and tearing in the genital
area. They also include bruises to the buttocks and around the inner and
outer thighs.
Psychological abuse
Psychological abuse is one of the most common types of abuse.
Suspected signs include unusual changes in behavior or sleep, fear or
anxiety, sadness, and isolation.
“Isolation is one of the worst symptoms of psychological abuse,”
Speck said. “Many older people who are being abused by a loved one don’t
want to tell other people what their son or daughter is doing to them
because it is their child. This leaves the victim feeling very alone and
depressed.”
Speck says control is a major issue in psychological abuse.
“The abuse could come in the form of scolding, insults and
degradation; but it could also be less obvious to see,” Speck said. “For
example, if a loved one or caretaker keeps a walker or wheelchair just
out of reach of the person so they can’t get up and around. Another
example might be withholding glasses or dentures from the patient so
they can’t eat or see.”
Common signs of abuse may occur when one notices that the patient is
unwilling to communicate when a certain person is in the room or nearby.
“If you suspect abuse and are speaking to the patient as part of an
investigation or as a friend or relative who is concerned, and you
notice the older person’s behavior changes, that should be a major
indicator of abuse,” Speck said. “The problem is that moving an older
person from their living environment may be disorienting. It takes time
to figure out what happened.”
Financial abuse
Financial abuse is defined as the illegal or impromptu use of an
elder’s funds, property or assets. Examples include forging an older
person’s signature, coercing an older person into signing documents,
such as a contract or will, and the improper use of power of attorney.
Speck says financial abuse is common among seniors, especially those
with dementia or cognitive impairment; but despite their mental state,
the best thing to do is believe them when they complain of missing
funds.
“When an older person complains, believe them and listen to them,”
she said. “If a loved one is in an assisted-living facility and
complains that things are missing, pay attention to that. It is
important to do this until you have evidence to prove otherwise.”
Not listening or disregarding complaints about financial abuse will
cause the victim to feel shame for not being believed and will also
create fear and skepticism when it comes to reporting future instances
of abuse. Providers want to create a trauma-informed safe environment.
Neglect
According to Speck, there are three types of neglect — physical, emotional and self.
“Physical neglect is defined as failing to attend to a person’s
medical hygiene, nutrition and dietary needs,” she said. “It may also
involve not giving them the medications they’ve been prescribed or not
changing their bandages on time.”
Emotional neglect also causes pain and distress.
“We often see emotional neglect when an older person is infantilized
by their caregivers,” she said. “Abandonment is also a common problem,
where someone is left at an emergency department or the hospital.”
Self-neglect is a growing concern and appears when a person chooses
not to be treated by a health care provider. Signs of self-neglect
include attempted suicide, withdrawal, anxiety, psychosomatic ailments
such as stomachaches and headaches, and difficulty sleeping. The older
person may desire to be alone, but social support is so important to the
older person’s health.
What to do if you see signs of abuse
As the elderly population continues to grow, understanding the signs
and symptoms of abuse is an important way to care for your loved ones.
Speck says the best thing to do is to be gentle and listen.
“Older people need you to be patient with them, so be patient and listen twice as long as you speak,” she said.
When communicating with an older person whom you suspect has been
abused, make sure the person knows what you are saying. If a document or
something they need to read is involved, make sure the letters are
large enough so they can read the print.
“They may not be able to see well in a bright room, or they may be
sensitive to loud speech and need you to speak in a slow, calm manner
using their language,” Speck said. “Avoid medical-ese. Ask them if they
have any difficulties, and offer to help them make the environment safer
for them. They will be more cooperative and trust you if you show that
you are putting their needs first.”
If you suspect abuse, talk with them when the two of you are alone.
Offer to take that person to get help and let them know you are worried
about their safety and well-being. Many communities have Coordinated Community Responses to Elder Abuse,
with a variety of services for the older person. Be proactive, identify
older persons at risk, and participate in the development of
Coordinated Community Responses to elder maltreatment. In Alabama, Adult Protective Services supports
and enables county departments to protect elderly and disabled adults
from abuse, neglect and exploitation and to prevent unnecessary
institutionalization.
In Alabama, to report abuse, neglect and exploitation of elders or vulnerable adults:
IMMEDIATE DANGER? Call 911 if that person is in immediate, life-threatening danger.
Call the HOTLINE at 1-800-458-7214 to report abuse, neglect and exploitation of elders or vulnerable adults when suspicious.
For services to support elder persons in your community, call 1-800-677-1116 TO PREVENT, the Eldercare Locator (a
public service of the U.S. Administration on Aging), to speak with
someone who will connect you to services for older adults and their
families and prevent abuse, neglect and exploitation of elders or
vulnerable adults.
A former Memphis lawyer first exposed by The Daily Caller in 2014 is now facing sixty-seven federal criminal counts.
Keith
L. Dobbs, 39, is a disbarred Memphis, Tennessee attorney and last week
the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Tennessee
announced the indictment.
Dobbs was charged,
“with a total of sixty-seven federal felony violations. In addition,
one indictment seeks the forfeiture of at least $406,533.00 in criminal
proceeds,” according to a statement from the Social Security Office of
the Inspector General.
“According to the two indictments, Dobbs
misappropriated funds from 26 victims who received veteran’s benefits
and nine Social Security recipients. Dobbs acted as a fiduciary for
these victims because they were unable to manage their benefits due to
physical or mental disabilities. The indictments were the result of a
joint investigation conducted by the Office of Inspector General for the
Department of Veterans Affairs and the Office of Inspector General for
the Social Security Administration.”
The
VA Fiduciary program “was established to protect veterans and other
beneficiaries who, due to injury, disease or age, are unable to manage
their financial affairs. VA will only determine an individual to be
unable to manage his or her financial affairs after receipt of medical
documentation or if a court of competent jurisdiction has already made
the determination,” according to Military.com.
In Hughes’ case, the evidence of his incapacitation was dubious, and
Hughes was also forced to stay at assisted living facility where he felt
like a prisoner and the monthly fee, $7,200 was nearly three times the
rent, $2,700, he was paying before being forced into guardianship.
“I need somebody to help me get out of here,” Hughes said to the Caller in 2014.
Norman Hughes
Hughes has since
died, but Debbie McCoy was Hughes’ caretaker and he stayed with her
prior to being forced by Hughes to an assisted living facility.
McCoy said Hughes believed Dobbs was stealing from him, including his social security funds.
The press release explained more about Dobbs’ social security fraud:
“Dobbs applied to the Social Security Administration to be the
representative payee for nine beneficiaries, and was appointed
representative payee for each of the nine victims. According to the
indictment, Dobbs converted the nine victims’ Social Security benefits
to his own use by drawing checks on their accounts made payable to him;
transferring funds from their accounts into an account that he
controlled; and by using the funds in the victims’ accounts to make
purchases and pay bills.”
When Dobbs entered Hughes’ life in late
2012, Hughes had approximately $150,000 saved up, it was down to an
estimated $80,000 at the time of the 2014 story.
While the indictment doesn’t list the names of the victims, it does list the initials, including N.H.
McCoy
said Dobbs called soon after himself being reached by the Caller for
comment in 2014; Dobbs threatened her, suggesting he would cut the
minimal time she could spend with Hughes if the media got involved.
Crime
appeared to pay off for some time for Dobbs. Part of the press release
reads, “according to the mail fraud indictment, Dobbs used funds
embezzled from the veterans’ accounts to pay his personal obligations,
such as credit card bills and rent, and to purchase items, such as a BMW
automobile.”
Dobbs’ life has spiraled downhill since that 2014 article in the Caller.
“Bless his heart,” Hall said when informed of the indictment against Dobbs.
Hall’s
sister had approximately $35,000 saved up when Dobbs became her VA
Fiduciary; it was done to approximately $3,000 when he was removed in
2016. Hall said his sister should have had more than enough income to
cover her monthly expenses. He said his sister’s mental health has
continued to deteriorate and though he was able to have her moved to
Texas, near where he lives, she is now in an assisted living facility.
Hall
said he doesn’t blame Dobbs for his sister’s mental health
deteriorating, but he said despite her issues, she was always certain
Dobbs was stealing from her.
“She told everyone [that Dobbs was
stealing],” Hall said; he thinks despite her mental health state he
believes his sister helped to awake those in power to Dobbs’ crimes.
Dobbs was supposed to be supervised by the VA Fiduciary Hub based in Louisville, Kentucky.
“Immediately
after receiving allegations of improper behavior, VA took action to
investigate and remove Dobbs and make all affected Veterans whole,” a
spokesperson for the VA told The Daily Caller in a statement. “Because
Dobbs’ crimes centered on the creation and submission of fake documents,
VA has enhanced its document review policies and procedures to prevent
similar incidents in the future.”
Bernie Tiede is led into the Panola County
Courthouse by law enforcement
officials in Carthage, Texas, on May 6, 2014.
(AP Photo/LM Otero)
Movie buffs might remember director
Richard Linklater’s 2011 hit film “Bernie,” which sympathetically
portrays a gay funeral director in rural East Texas who befriends a
crabby, rich elderly woman. In the film, starring Jack Black, Shirley
MacLaine and Matthew McConaughey, the crabby old lady treats Bernie so
badly that he just can’t take it anymore. He shoots her, then stuffs her
inside her own garage deep-freezer. Everyone in the film just loves
Bernie and defends him to the hilt.
That’s
the Hollywood version. In real life, Bernie Tiede was the
quintessential scam artist who preyed on an elderly woman’s loneliness
after her husband’s death. He systematically stole millions of dollars
from her and continued to spend her money even after he killed her.
Tiede was such a convincing con artist that Linklater, Black and others
continued to defend him, even after Tiede was convicted and sent to prison, where he very deservedly resides today.
The
real story offers a glimpse of scams raging across the United States
targeting seniors. The problem has reached epidemic proportions in large
part because of the internet and the ability of scam artists to access
enough information on vulnerable individuals to fool them into giving
away hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars.
If
you’re a senior citizen reading this, it’s time to hone your skepticism
skills and boost your defenses against exploitation. If you’re one of
the millions of not-so-senior adults looking after someone who might be
vulnerable, important tools are available to help detect fraud and fight
it before disaster strikes.
“Marketplace,”
which airs twice daily on St. Louis Public Radio, devoted several days
to an in-depth series in May on the many ways fraudsters target
society’s most vulnerable. The series focused on why the elderly tend to
be particularly susceptible. Research on the human brain and aging
affirms that some seniors lose their ability to detect fraud and
potential scams as they age. Scammers know this. The rest of the public
might not.
Total losses vary
from $2.9 billion to $36 billion each year from financial exploitation.
The estimates vary so widely because a large number of scams are never
reported.
Fraudsters use a wide
array of sophisticated tools to cheat people out of their money — often
with the victims serving as willing, ongoing accomplices. Many scams
involve winning the victim’s confidence and friendship, which makes the
illusion particularly hard to break when family members try to
intervene. That was the case in the story of Bernie Tiede’s scam against
his real-life victim, Marjorie Nugent.
Ego
plays a role because the victim doesn’t want to admit he or she has
been swindled. A fear of loneliness also contributes to the
unwillingness to let go.
One such victim was octogenarian Art
Schreiber, who moved in with his son’s family near St. Louis after his
spouse died. The irony in Schreiber’s story is that he spent his career
fighting scams as Missouri’s top insurance-fraud regulator. If anyone
should have been equipped with defenses to detect a scam, Schreiber was
the one. But right under his son Chad’s nose, Schreiber fell victim to
fraudsters who used a combination of phone calls, email and
postal-service mail to fool him into handing over hundreds of thousands
of dollars.
Chad Schreiber
tried repeatedly to intervene but the scamming persisted. Finally, Chad
diverted his father from one prospective delivery of cash to a scammer
and instead drove him to the family’s local bank, where Art Schreiber
received a heart-to-heart talk with a bank official about the need to
rebuild his defenses. Chad set up his own website, ItHappenedToDad.com, to alert others to the vulnerabilities.
The
stories of elderly exploitation can be heartbreaking in their cruelty.
One woman was befriended by a man overseas who convinced her that they
were soul mates and that, if she could only send him enough money, he
would meet her to get married. She sent him loads of cash, but when the
day came for them to meet, he never appeared for their overseas
rendezvous.
Another scammer had
convinced a woman, identified only as Judy in the Marketplace series,
to repeatedly go to Walmart and purchase store gift cards worth varying
amounts. He would call her from abroad and ask her to read the numbers
off the back of the cards. She wound up losing nearly $200,000.
“I look back, and I can’t imagine what I was thinking,” Judy said. “I was like a robot.”
Imposters
posing as government agents will phone the elderly and convince them to
give up Social Security numbers or other key financial data. Others
declare that the victim has won a lottery or other prize. Some,
including Art Schreiber, are told that just a little cash up front can
yield big financial returns — only the requests for more and more
investment money never seem to stop.
Then
there are those annoying robocalls that start out with something like,
“Hey, this is Rachel from Cardholder Services.” Most of us know to hang
up the phone and block the caller. But a surprising number of seniors
fall for it. Even former FBI Director William Webster
and his wife were targeted in a 2014 lottery scam that later included
death threats. The scammer, calling from Jamaica, was eventually
captured.
Various government agencies and private organizations can offer free help,
including the Federal Trade Commission, the Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau, the FBI, the National Center on Elder Abuse, AARP and
the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging fraud hotline. Don’t be a
victim.
When news broke earlier this year that a young woman, an
incapacitated resident of a long-term care facility in Arizona, had
given birth after allegedly being raped by her nurse,
it was only the latest in a litany of abuse cases that seem to plague
the long-term care industry, including senior living. At Senate hearings
in March, for example, one woman testified
how her elderly mother, a woman with Alzheimer’s who lived in a
Minnesota memory care community, similarly had been abused by a nursing
assistant.
But it’s not just sexual abuse of residents that is an issue. Here are just a few examples of other issues:
A South Carolina-based operator of state-owned veterans’ homes is being investigated for allegations of neglect and substandard care, including failure to respond to resident-on-resident physical violence.
Earlier
this year, employees of a Columbus, OH, facility were charged with
involuntary manslaughter after one resident of the home where they
worked allegedly died as a direct result of their neglect (with wounds that turned gangrenous) and another suffered serious harm.
A
Jacksonville, FL-area based chain of nursing homes was sued for a
stunning $350 million – an amount overturned by a judge in January – for
allegedly both withholding therapy and treatments to residents as well as providing them when not needed.
In one instance, a hospice resident, seeking end-of-life comfort and
pain relief, allegedly was put through strenuous occupational and
physical therapy. In others, residents with diabetes reportedly went
without regular blood sugar tests for more than a month.
Abuse of residents of senior living communities and skilled nursing
facilities is not the norm, of course, but it is a persistent and
pervasive problem. Hearings such as the Senate’s one earlier this year,
and others at the state level, emphasize the role of public policy and
regulations in identifying and stemming abuse of residents and improving
care quality.
The expectation is that once standards of care are set, employers
will make every effort to attract, vet and retain staff that meets them.
Meeting that expectation can be a challenge, however.
If abuse of residents is a persistent problem, then it also is an
underreported one, making completely accurate data somewhat problematic.
Most incidents are categorized as elder abuse, because six out of seven
residents are aged 65 or more years. The majority of those who are especially at risk
have dementia or moderate cognitive impairment. With communication
skills and judgment impaired, they are unable to report abuse, so it
continues without consequence.
In terms of the types of abuse inflicted, rape may be the most
shocking type, but it’s not the most common. According to the National
Center on Elder Abuse, the most common types
are physical (29%) and psychological (21%) abuse, followed by gross
neglect and financial exploitation (both 14%) and sexual abuse (7%). And
it is not always staff members who are to blame: resident-to-resident
abuse is an issue, too, representing 22% of incidents.
Fixing the problem requires approaching it from a variety of
different directions. For starters, we need to raise awareness of the
issue, and everyone – from family members to caregiver teams and
managers – should know the signs of abuse and / or neglect. The most
significant red flags:
Sexual abuse:
Bruising of the breasts, chest or genital areas; an unexplained
sexually transmitted disease; bloody or purulent discharge; and
undergarments that are unusually stained.
Physical and / or medical abuse or neglect:
Unintended weight loss, poor hygiene, dehydration, social withdrawal,
suspicious wounds, unmonitored medications and poorly managed medical
conditions.
Better, though, is to establish environments where abuse is not
allowed to flourish. Not only is that the right thing to do, the stakes
have gone up for facilities accepting federal dollars but failing to
create safe havens with the F600 series of tags that the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services introduced to its survey process. The
F600 tags address adherence to operating practices that are free from
abuse, neglect and exploitation. They put responsibility squarely on the
facility, reinforcing the importance of having an abuse policy and
procedures in place that are well-communicated and strictly followed.
Regardless of where a community is located or whether a community
accepts Medicare or Medicaid funding, however, several best practices
are key to preventing abuse:
Screening: Before employees or volunteers are
allowed to work with residents, reference, certification and licensing
verification and criminal background checks should be mandatory. Any
individual found guilty of abuse, neglect or exploitation or with a
disciplinary action against his or her professional license for those
reasons should not be hired. Training on the abuse policy should be
mandatory for new employees and volunteers before contact with
residents, and so should be an all-hands attendance at periodic
in-service on the policy.
Training: A
comprehensive and ongoing education program covering aspects of resident
abuse, neglect and mistreatment should be mandatory for staff and
volunteers. Among the topics: Ways to identify residents who are at
risk, how to recognize signs of mistreatment, how to report abuse
without fear of reprisal, and understanding the Resident Bill of Rights.
Staff should be trained to handle and respond appropriately to
difficult resident behaviors, and to recognize caregiver signs of
burnout, frustration and stress.
Prevention:
The policy on prevention should cover a range of procedures, starting
with a resident assessment before move-in and a regular vulnerability
assessment thereafter. Other procedures should consider the community’s
physical environment, population and provisions related to the risk of
admitting predatory offenders, all of which are contingent on specific
state and statutory requirements.
Reporting and response:Again,
specific state law and statutory requirements apply, but a two-hour
window is recommended if allegations involve abuse or result in serious
bodily injury. If abuse is not alleged and serious bodily injury is not
involved, it should be reported within 24 hours. Reporting is made to
the community’s executive director and state authorities (its survey
agency, adult protective services) and law enforcement.
Communities that sharpen their focus on policies, procedures and
ongoing training will create an environment where resident abuse is an
unlikely risk. Ultimately, however, we need to do more, and stronger
public / private partnerships may make the biggest difference in
improving the care and safety of some of our society’s most vulnerable
members.
David Gifford, M.D., MPH, of the American Health Care Association /
National Center for Assisted Living may have put it best after
testifying at the March Senate hearing:
“We should expand federal programs that attract healthcare workers to
the nursing home profession. We should strengthen federal regulations
around reporting and sharing of information about employees who have
engaged in abuse through the creation of a national background check
registry. And we should make resident and family satisfaction ratings of
nursing homes publicly available.
Although Gifford cited nursing homes in particular, similar actions —
attracting high-quality workers, improving the reporting and sharing of
information about employees who have engaged in abuse, and sharing
satisfaction ratings, where available — would help senior living
communities as well.
Joins us to talk about major changes that are occurring across Australia in response to the exposing of the abuses in guardianship tribunals.
SUMMARY OF EVENTS IN AUSTRALIA OVER PAST FEW MONTHS
· We have an election and the Liberal Party Was re-elected. Much of the same. Federal Government pushing “Kids under the Beds” campaign. Elderly in danger of their children.
· Media starting to report more on Guardianship Abuses
· Soon after:
· Media Raids on Public Broadcaster ABC called “AFP Raids”
New York Times stepped in calling Australia a “Secretive Democracy” and journalists (John Lyons) were forced to live tweet the raid that went on for the whole day. Federal Police looking through emails and files..raiding another Journalists home.
The Association will also be updating on current events regarding the changes happening like lightening as this system of human trafficking for profit in Australia is revealed and exposed. News from each of these states and territory's will be covered.
Western Australian & NT, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Queensland, NSW & Australian Capital Territory,
Please tune in! So much happening that the public needs to know. Upcoming legislation, public officials resigning and South Australia sealing files for 60 years to hide the corruption. All this and more!
“IKOR is the icing on the probate cake:
Anything from complete guardianship to power of attorney is facilitated
by IKOR. All these plus more give IKOR franchisees the potential to
make money fast, easily and consistently. Apparently there is big money
to be made trafficking the elderly and stealing estates and IKOR will
show you how to do it! You just have to buy one of their franchises.
“Considering how easy it is to make money within this trade, the initial
investment is well worth it.” and IKOR operates globally! What a deal!”
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While there are those at the federal level who are genuinely
concerned about the human trafficking of the elderly and others for
profit, they are quickly shut down by those whose interests are too
closely tied to those precious “stakeholders”…(you know…the people who really
matter). Those stakeholders provide lots of cash and other perks
coveted by certain elected officials who quickly forget who put them
where they are. Still, there are those I have met with whose concern is
genuine but who also admit they are powerless to fight the big money
interests who keep the system running as is.
How many of us have made expensive and time wasting trips to speak
with federal officials about the ongoing human trafficking of the
elderly, the disabled and those who might just have a big trust account
someone else is eyeballing, among other assets? There are many of us who
have made these trips, only to be met with platitudes, back patting and
the ever popular…..”I am gravely
concerned. I will look into this and get back to you”. ( Oh thank you! I
thought I was going to get out of here today without anyone bs,ing me!)
And it continues:
“By the way…would you like a picture
with me that you can share on social media? That way you will look
really important and I (the politician) will look like I really give
damn. And you can also name drop me in your emails and postings…that
will make us both look good and you especially will look so important
even though nothing will come of our encounter.”
Thanks…I’ll pass on the grip & grin photo op. I prefer to wait
for the next do-nothing bill to come out that will make the public think
there is any genuine concern at the federal level for anything remotely
connected to the trafficking of the elderly, the theft of identity and
the accompanying theft of estates. After all, there is that 3.7 trillion
missing from the Social Security surplus that has been used to fund
wars and pet projects. That needs covering up. And there is that pesky
6o billion that the medical industry bilks Medicare out of each and
every year. We can’t go after them…they donate way too much to those
re-election campaigns.
The State controls these programs
Both guardianship and conservatorship are controlled at the state
level. No statistics of any kind are compiled or kept at the federal
level regarding the number of victims targeted or the amount of
financial assets stolen under these systems. This is intentional. This
allows the feds to claim plausible deniability…no one told them.
Why…they couldn’t find anything to substantiate this. Even the GAO
reports that are published are intentionally deficient in reporting the
actual crimes being committed by professional predators including law
firms, and fail to report the actual number of people trafficked through
this system and the true value of the theft and transfer of wealth
taking place by people who make their living doing this. They won’t even
mention the professional predators, but instead select cases where a
family member or someone unrelated was involved.
About those states
Most states intentionally do not keep any records of the number of
individuals targeted and kidnapped in order to traffic them through
so-called “probate courts”. Again, for the umpteenth time…..these are
NOT courts of law. These are tribunals set up specifically to void
constitutional rights and to avoid the law at all costs. Now wouldn’t
the reasonable, rational individual think it might be wise to track
this? To keep records that could identify these predators and see a
pattern of continual activity between the same attorney’s, predator
guardians, social agency personnel, medical clinics and doctors and of
course that one individual that all of this corruption depends on, these
corrupt, bought and paid for hearing examiners or ministerial clerks.
Well…we can’t do that because that might send up a red flag that some of
their big campaign donors might be involved.
I am still asking this question after all these years of working on this issue:
“Probate is supposed to become active only upon presentation of the
death certificate…so how does the living, breathing, live individual
become subject to this tribunal?”
Answer: Because if we called it what it actually is “Elder
trafficking for profit” court or tribunal or whatever term sits best
with you, you might object!
Ask your state officials why they allow this to continue, and why
they will not do anything meaningful to put an end to it. Then ask them
how many of the “stakeholders” in these trafficking schemes are donating
large sums of money to their re-election campaigns.
Who Done It?
It appears that you can thank your local, state and national BAR
Associations for setting all of this in motion and creating the
fictionalized statutes that make it all hum like a well oiled machine.
Then look for their ties to local officials, the National Guardianship Association, The College of Probate Judges (obviously a misprint) and start with these. From there, look up the World Congress on Guardianship and then look up IKOR.
IKOR is the icing on the probate cake:
Anything from complete guardianship to power of attorney is facilitated
by IKOR. All these plus more give IKOR franchisees the potential to
make money fast, easily and consistently. Apparently there is big money
to be made trafficking the elderly and stealing estates and IKOR will
show you how to do it! You just have to buy one of their franchises.
“Considering how easy it is to make money within this trade, the initial
investment is well worth it.” and IKOR operates globally! What a deal!
Are you getting it yet?
We are commodities. We are at times referred to as “merchandise”, “units” and even “clients”, but never as human beings.
Every bill that comes out on the federal level goes first to the
committee on “Energy and Commerce”. Are you energy? No? Well then guess
what …you are in commerce…a commodity to be bought, sold and traded.
From this committee, this subject is handed down to a lower committee
such as the Committee on Aging. A committee that meets once annually and
which has no regulatory authority. Then on it goes to health &
human services, and countless other meaningless committees who have
absolutely no intention of doing anything but funneling funds into the
states under Title XX of Social Security called “block grants”, at least
some of it earmarked for elder services. Of course, there is no
accounting for where the money actually goes.
This is a rigged system and it is operating globally. Reports are
coming in from many other countries about the same system being played
out there. The global population is being culled. It isn’t the first
time its been done and most assuredly won’t be the last. But what we
need to concern ourselves with is, now!
Please note that under The Probate
Exception Doctrine, the Supreme Court of the United States refuses to
hear any case involving guardianship, estate theft or any of the other
elder related issues we are faced with. The excuse given in the Doctrine
is that anything that is [in rem] meaning anything already in motion in
the states is the property and control of the state. Unless you can sight a crime outside of this central issue.
[T]he probate exception reserves to state probate courts the probate
or annulment of a will and the administration of a decedent’s estate; it
also precludes federal courts from disposing of property that is in the
custody of a state probate court. But it does not bar federal courts
from adjudicating matters outside those confines and otherwise within
federal jurisdiction.
TYLER,
Texas (KLTV) - A Tyler nurse has been found guilty of exploiting an
elderly person, and will spend six years in prison as a result.
On
Tuesday, a jury found Karen Elaine Madrid guilty of the charge of
Exploitation of an Elderly person. The evidence at the trial showed that
Madrid, who is a nurse, met the victim of her crime at a local
hospital, and later became his caretaker. The victim, who suffers from
dementia, was found by neighbors to have no food in his house, and a
missing vehicle.
Adult
Protective Services and the Smith County Sheriff’s Office opened an
investigation after neighbors reported this. Bank records revealed that
Madrid had charged over $25,000 of expenses to the victim, including a
vacation for herself and her boyfriend to New York City, according to
the Smith County District Attorney’s Office.
