Latest Elder abuse Stories
NCPC and AlertID work to improve the safety of seniors ARLINGTON, Va., LAS VEGAS and PALO ALTO, Calif., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- May, which has been nationally designated as Older Americans Month, provides the National Crime Prevention Council (along with McGruff the Crime Dog ®) and AlertID the opportunity to share important new safety tips to protect seniors. According to the Administration on Aging, the older population is defined as persons 65 years or older, and there will...
First study to examine relationship between elder abuse and health services utilization Older adults who are subject to elder abuse, neglect and exploitation face a greater risk of being hospitalized than other seniors, according to the results of a study published in the April 8 issue of JAMA Internal Medicine. "Elder abuse is independently associated with increased mortality risk, especially for cardiovascular related mortality. However, the relationship between elder abuse and health...
Attorney Deborah Truhowsky, Senior Counsel for the Law Firm of D. F. Truhowsky, will lecture for a Continuing Legal Education (CLE) presentation titled "Protecting the Rights of Clients in a Nursing Home: Medicare Appeals and Personal Injury Suits" by the Elder Law Committee on Tuesday, January 22, 2013. New York, NY (PRWEB) January 18, 2013 Attorney Deborah Truhowsky, Senior Counsel for the Law Firm of D. F. Truhowsky, will lecture for a Continuing Legal Education (CLE)...
Attorney Deborah Truhowsky, Senior Counsel for the Law Firm of D. F. Truhowsky, will be featured on the Internet broadcast program “Paying It Forward with Josephine Geraci” on Wednesday, December 12, 2012. New York, NY (PRWEB) December 10, 2012 Attorney Deborah Truhowsky, Senior Counsel for the Law Firm of D. F. Truhowsky, will be featured on the Internet broadcast program “Paying It Forward with Josephine Geraci” on Wednesday, December 12, 2012. In the program, Ms. Geraci...
John Demas, personal injury attorney, talks about the California Attorney General’s investigation into elder abuse in California nursing homes and the implications for victims of nursing home abuse. Sacramento, CA (PRWEB) December 01, 2012 There have always been lawsuits against nursing homes for the deaths of elderly patients, although the outcome of these suits is always in doubt. Filing a lawsuit for the death of an elderly nursing home resident is not a guaranteed “win,” as so...
Radiologists in Toronto have begun to identify a pattern of injuries that may be indicative of elder abuse, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). According to lead researcher Kieran J. Murphy, M.D., F.R.C.P.C., F.S.I.R., interim radiologist-in-chief at University Health Network in Toronto, Canada, only 2 percent of physical elder abuse is reported by clinicians. "Unlike cases of child abuse, there is very little...
CHICAGO, Nov. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Radiologists in Toronto have begun to identify a pattern of injuries that may be indicative of elder abuse, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). According to lead researcher Kieran J. Murphy, M.D., F.R.C.P.C., F.S.I.R., interim radiologist-in-chief at University Health Network in Toronto, Canada, only 2 percent of physical elder abuse is reported by...
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Over the past decade, we have seen the rapid increase in the abuse of our elders in nursing homes and assisted living facilities throughout the country. Today, The Torkzadeh Law Firm (TorkLaw) is proud to announce the online nursing home abuse help center for victims and families of nursing home negligence and elder abuse. "Our goal is to help victims and families through the unimaginable experience of dealing with nursing home...
ORANGE, Calif., Oct. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- University of California, Irvine's Program in Geriatrics has received a three-year, $1 million grant from the U.S. Administration on Aging to combat elder abuse. The funding is part of a major new federal initiative to test promising community-based elder abuse prevention practices. U.S. Health & Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced five recipients of grants for the pilot program Oct. 10 at a meeting of the...
Canada needs a comprehensive approach to reduce elder abuse that includes financial supports and programs for seniors and their caregivers, argues an editorial in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). In Canada, an estimated 4% of seniors — 200 000 to 500 000 people — experience some form of abuse or neglect. "The broader solution lies in a more comprehensive approach that requires the support of government and the Canadian health care system," writes Barbara Sibbald, deputy...
