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A 52-year-old woman is being accused of stealing over $12,000 from her 100-year-old grandmother whom she was taking care of. The 52-year-old woman reportedly began stealing money from her grandmother just weeks after moving in with her mother and grandmother. The woman was charged with 39 counts of criminal use of personal information after using her grandmother’s information to steal from her bank accounts. She was also charged with theft and exploitation of the elderly as well.

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The state Attorney General’s Office has created a task force aimed at combating the problem of elder financial abuse. The action comes after several incidents of elder abuse that resulted in the victims losing over thousands of dollars in personal finances. In one instance, a woman caring for two elderly people aged 94 and 95 had stolen over $62,000 from one of the elderly victims. In a second incident, another caretaker stole $27,000 total from two patients she was caring for

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In Sacramento, CA, new legislation is being sent to the governor’s office that would help prevent police, doctors and others from being put on hold for long periods of time on the state’s elder abuse hotline. This new legislation would allow police and other authorities to submit reports of elder abuse or neglect via a secure website on the Internet.

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In Highlands County a Florida woman was charged with four counts of elder abuse after she reportedly abused an elderly man on four separate occasions. The four incidents occurred within a span of one month at a care facility used to help physically or mentally disabled adults that require ‘round-the-clock medical assistance.

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Several communities throughout the United States and throughout the world have begun fundraising and holding awareness drives in observance of Alzheimer’s Month throughout the month of September. In Laurel, MS, supporters have created a fundraising event using a purple elephant mascot named Hope.

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Elder abuse has many faces and can be subtle enough that it remains undetected for long periods of time. In Carson City, NV the state has closed down a Las Vegas assisted living center after accusations that it’s elderly residents were physically abused and had their money stolen from them.

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A group of male thieves have targeted many different long-term care facilities in several states and have snuck in to these facilities by dressing up as female nurses. The nursing homes in the Denver, CO area have been the targets recently with at least 20 separate attacks.

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All over the country, thousands of Americans are rushing to pharmacies to fill prescriptions. Prescriptions come at a high cost, especially if someone does not have any insurance or other means to pay for it. The elderly commonly require more prescriptions and suffer from more physical ailments than the younger generations and therefore these prescriptions are extremely valuable for their quality of life.

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As you get older it can be difficult to admit that you need help or that you have to rely on another person to do the simple tasks you used to do everyday. Some elderly individuals entrust their family members with their care and well-being and assume that you are in good hands. Unfortunately in some cases family members will neglect or endanger their elderly family members and cause them physical and emotional anguish in the process.

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Home invasions occur everyday, even in the safest of neighborhoods. While most break-in’s occur through a window or the front door, 9% of break in’s happen in the garage. It is terrifying to imagine anyone trying to break into your home and pose a danger to you and your family. In San Antonio, TX an elderly woman was caught off guard by a man who entered her home.

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The face of an attacker can come in many forms.  No matter how young or vulnerable you perceive them to be.  In Oahu, Hawaii the grand jury has just indicted a 19-year-old man for elder abuse. In 2011 the man had entered the elderly man’s home three times. He is currently accused of verbally threatening the man once and leaving behind a threatening note on another occasion.

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In San Diego, a 44-year-old woman could possibly face the death penalty if she is convicted of charges of murder and special circumstance charges of murder for financial gain following the death of an 89-year-old man whom she was caring for. The caregiver is also accused of stealing over $500,000 from the elderly man’s bank accounts as well.

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An 89-year-old woman died as a result of extreme elder neglect and abuse as the elderly woman was left lying in her bed covered in her own feces and rotting flesh. The woman’s daughter and her daughter’s son were on trial accused of causing her death.

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