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Many elderly individuals choose to live alone despite persistent health complications. This can be dangerous and can cause death or serious injury if they are unable to contact authorities or medical aid. In Fairfield, Maine 89-year-old Ruth Shillinglaw Johnson was found laying on her bathroom floor after a neighbor called authorities about her absence. 

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According to a report on unionleader.com, the New Hampshire Bureau of elderly and Adult Services has been given $1.4 million in federal funding to help provide better long-term care to seniors and disabled adults.

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The Salem News has posted a report about a task force formed by Elder Services in Danvers, MA to contend with the issue of hoarding. The report states in one incident a Danvers woman was seriously injured and sent to the hospital after a pile of her things fell on top of her. The woman was reportedly trapped underneath the pile for about a day before she was discovered.

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The family of an elderly woman that died as a result of alleged abuse from the staff of the Evangelical Good Samaritan Company in South Dakota has filed a lawsuit against the company. The family claims that the company did not regulate its employees’ actions against elder residents.

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Statistics from Bristol Elder Services, the Rhode Island Department of Elderly Affairs and the RI Coalition Against Domestic Violence show that cases of elder abuse and domestic violence continue to rise. A report from turnto10.com, an NBC affiliate in Rhode Island, states that over 1,800 cases of elder abuse were reported in Massachusetts last year.

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A report from Visalia Time-Delta in Visalia, CA states that a woman was arrested on Friday for suspicion of financial elder abuse, felony neglect of an elderly or dependent adult and in-home supportive services fraud. There is no information on the incident or incidents that prompted police to arrest Marlene Brant. Brant’s bail is set at $110,000 according to the report.

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A home health-care provider is under suspicion of using an elderly woman’s credit card to purchase groceries and other things. 34-year-old Angela Lynn Thornton was charged with exploitation and neglect of the elderly, fraudulent use of a credit card and grand theft.

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Austrian Independent has reported that a woman was discovered trapped in her bathtub. 78-year-old Maria Rauscher was found by her daughter when she showed up to visit her. Rauscher was trapped in the bathtub for four days because she was unable to get up from the tub.

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The Canadian federal government is providing funding that will help non-profit organizations that assist in making seniors renovate their facilities and acquire new equipment. The funding program allows facilities up to $25,000 to make these renovations. The program was launched on August 30th and the deadline to apply for funding was October 8th.

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The Canadian government is trying to raise awareness of elder financial abuse as part of its Elder Abuse Awareness Campaign. The website Marketwire.com reports the campaign is used to help elderly individuals and other people discern the signs of elder financial abuse.

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UPI.com reports that the U.S. government has given money for six states to develop programs for criminal background checks for people that want to apply for positions as long-term care providers. Department of Health and Human Services secretary Kathleen Sebelius has stated that the Affordable Care Act will include the National Background Check Program, which will provide the ability to determine a person’s qualifications regarding prior criminal charges.

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The Nursing Home Complaint Center, a national advocacy group for nursing home residents' rights, is launching a nationwide investigation into wrongful deaths at nursing homes. The group is asking for family members who suspe ct their loved ones were the victims of wrongful death to contact them.

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Today marks the beginning of Residents Rights Week. This event, which will run through October 11, is designed to raise awareness of the rights of residents of all long-term care facilities, including nursing homes, group homes, and assisted living facilities. This year's theme is "Recipe for Home: Defining and Creating Home in Long-Term Care Facilities."

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A nursing home worker in Wisconsin is accused of punching a 93-year-old resident in the head.  A criminal complaint was filed when a police officer saw the resident and noticed a "baseball-sized" bruise on her head. After speaking with the resident, it was discovered that the abuse was a regular occurrence.

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