According to the Napa Valley Register, Nancy and Arthur Niebling testified against their son Jeffrey Niebling who was accused of poisoning them in an attempt to murder them. The two provided video testimony on Tuesday on the incident that occurred back in June. Jeffrey Niebling is currently charged with two counts of premeditated attempted murder and elder abuse with injury.
Continue Reading...A Missoula, Montana group is currently working to educate elderly people on how they can prevent from falling. Community Medical Center physical therapist Mary Thane states that there are various classes that elderly individuals may take in order to learn what they can do to prevent falls.
Continue Reading...A 49-year-old woman in Folsom, CA has pleaded guilty to abuse after an elderly woman who died in the residential care facility that she owned. Adriana Lucica Catuna faces a year in county jail for the death of 82-year-old Georgia Fitsos three years ago. The incident occurred in August of 2007 when Fitsos was left in the facility under the care of an attendant that did not speak English well and as a result did not know that the situation was urgent when Fitsos was having difficulty breathing.
Continue Reading...Investigators in Calabasas, CA have launched an investigation to discover how a 94-year-old woman ended up being trapped in a walk-in freezer in a Calabasas retirement home. Mollye Fischer was discovered in the facility’s walk-in freezer but the report states nobody seemed to know how she wound up in there. The retirement home is reported to be an upscale home, costing $70,000 a year to house residents. According to the report, the incident occurred on October 28th when facility employees were unable to find the 94-year-old woman anywhere in the facility.
Continue Reading...ABC affiliate KGOTV in San Francisco, CA conducted an investigation into the number of senior care providers with felony convictions. In addition, the investigation also discovered that city legislation put in place to protect against elder abuse is being ignored. This law allows the state’s In-Home Support Services program authority to conduct background checks on behalf of seniors and disabled adults seeking caretakers. However, these background checks are not considered mandatory and, as a result, are not always enforced.
Continue Reading...A 92-year-old woman has lost her entire life savings as a result of financial abuse from a live-in caregiver. Dorothy Linklater lost over $82,000 in savings in 3 years. In addition, according to the report on the Toronto Sun, Linklater also owed over $7,000 for utility bills in her home. The report states that Linklater’s niece tried to assist her elderly aunt as much as possible to recover what she could.
Continue Reading...The Brooklyn Daily Eagle reports that a nursing home employee has been convicted of endangering the welfare of an incompetent person when she reportedly threw an elderly person to the floor and began dragging her by her ankles around the floor. 53-year-old Elizabeth Peters will face sentencing on January 5th and she could potentially face up to a year in jail.
Continue Reading...A 73-year-old man’s body was discovered in the Hillsborough River in Tampa Bay, according to a report on tampabay.com. Michael Wilson reportedly lived in a nursing home but was free to leave on his own volition; he was not committed to the nursing home.
Continue Reading...The Governor of Connecticut has announced that the state received $2 million in federal funding for health care to develop a new way to conduct background checks for nursing home employees. Connecticut is reportedly one of six states to receive the federal grant through the Affordable Care Act. According to the report, the new background checks will allow employers to determine if a potential employee has any previous criminal charges or any other information that may disqualify them from employment.
Continue Reading...The Yuma Sun reports that the Yuma County Elder Abuse Task Force hosted an event in Arizona to provide senior citizens the proper tools and information to be able to protect themselves against elder abuse. The Yuma County Elder Abuse Task Force worked together with the Western Arizona Council of Governments to host the event at the Yuma Art Center.
Continue Reading...According to the website ajc.com, a woman who ran an assisted living center in George is facing elder abuse charges after she allegedly stole $10,000 from an elderly man in her care. 39-year-old Veronica Martin reportedly turned herself in to police on Friday and was subsequently released. Police stated that during their investigation, they discovered Martin was able to pose as a family member and gained access to the elderly man’s assets and records.
Continue Reading...A Hawaii woman has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturers of a hip replacement system arguing that the device was defective and continues to bother her, months after it was implanted. Jacqueline Lum is suing Depuy Orthopedics for an undisclosed amount in punitive damages. According to the report, the defects in the hip replacement system are so severe; it is depositing heavy metals into Lum’s bloodstream including cobalt and chromium.
Continue Reading...An assisted living facility employee has been handed down charges in connection with several thefts from elderly individuals in the facility. 43-year-old Yesenia Matilde Surillo is accused of stealing jewelry and cash from residents of the assisted living center where she works. According to the report, Surillo stole property that was out in the open and locked away in lockboxes or dressers and pawned it for cash.
Continue Reading...CNN Health reports that the Government Accountability Office conducted an investigation and discovered over 45 incidents of elder abuse by legal guardians. According to the report, 20 of those incidents involved guardians stealing roughly $5.4 million from 158 people. Six of those cases involved court-appointed legal guardians that were not screened or monitored in any way. In one of those six cases, a convicted bank robber was appointed legal guardian over a wealthy, elderly individual with no family connections. The legal guardian reportedly stole over $600,000 when the elderly man began to develop Alzheimer’s disease.
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