Monday, October 14, 2019

The New Face of Homelessness: Elderly and Disabled

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The story of three brothers evicted from their family home show the difficulties this population faces in the East Bay. by Jade Yamazaki...

Caregiver sentenced to year in prison for abusing 95-year-old woman

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SILVER SPRING, Md. (WSVN) — A Maryland caregiver will spend the next year behind bars after she was caught on camera abusing an elderly ...

Care Home Worker Allegedly Fed Jalapeño Pepper to Elderly Dementia Patient Who Can’t Eat Spicy Foods

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By Elizabeth Nelson No one seems to know exactly why 30-year-old care worker Kyra Johnson harbors so much hatred toward one o...
Sunday, October 13, 2019

DOJ Crackdown on Nursing Homes to Include Criminal Counts

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Federal prosecutors are looking to add criminal charges in fraud and elder abuse cases brought against nursing homes and staff. ...
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Roll Call: Recent votes in Michigan Legislature

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Editor’s Note: This week’s Roll Call Report looks at recent votes cast in the Michigan Legislature. Senate Bill 110, Authorize protecti...
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Former owner of Horn Nursing Home building pleads guilty in Medicaid fraud scheme

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Ryan Sheridan YOUNGSTOWN — The Leetonia man who owned the former Horn Nursing Home building and sought to turn the facility into a for-...
Saturday, October 12, 2019

Are These Cases of Loving Families or Elder Abuse?

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by David Hochman William J. Hennessy Jr. A generous kin or addled aunt? The situation: For more than 30 years, 84-year-old Genyte D...

State seeks 7-year sentence for lawyer accused of stealing from clients

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Anita Volpe Courier-Gazette file photo By Stephen Betts ROCKLAND — The state is recommending that a former longtime Rockland lawyer ...

Newton woman sentenced to eight years in prison for elderly abuse

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Maciha LaQeish Lewis A Newton woman has been sentenced to serve eight years in state prison after pleading guilty to one count of fin...