According to a report by the AARP, financial exploitation of the elderly has been rising across the Unites States, with at least $2.9 billion lost to financial exploitation in 2010…
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Woman Stands Trial for Financial Abuse | Colorado Elder Law Attorney
According to the Boulder Daily Camera, a woman is going to stand trial for attempted theft after charges that she befriended a retired CU professor, in an effort to have…
Tips for Choosing a Nursing Home | Colorado Nursing Home Neglect Attorney
The Denver Post reports on the issue of choosing a nursing home for your elder loved ones, a decision that more and more people are faced with, at least on…
Abuse in an Iowa Nursing Home | Denver Nursing Home Abuse Attorney
The Des Moines Register reports that the administrator of a nursing home in rural Iowa faces state sanctions from the Iowa Board of Nursing Home Administrators for failing to take…
$3.2 Million Nursing Home Judgment | Denver Nursing Home Neglect Lawyer
The Denver Post reports that after a man died from complication from bedsores that he got while living in a Rocky Ford nursing home, his family has won a $3.2…
More Seniors Having Their Final Days at Home | Colorado Elder Law Attorney
Most people, when the time comes, would choose to die in the comfort and familiarity of their own home, if given a choice. While many of us will not be…
Announcing the Administration for Community Living | Colorado Elder Abuse Attorney
The United States Department of Health and Human Services has announced the creation of the Administration for Community Living (ACL), in an organizational effort to more effectively and ensure that…
Colorado Veteran, Physically and Financially, Abused, Dies– January, 2012 - Denver
Here is a case referred to us by C3 Initiatives, Inc. (Compassion, Caring & Community), a Colorado nonprofit, that works with front-range Veterans to provide housing, care, counseling and training.…
As nursing home care improves, some problems slow to mend
NATIONAL, USA Today, February 10, 2012 As nursing home care improves, some problems slow to mend http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-02-10/nursing-home-federal-ratings/53031094/1 More than 560 of the nation’s nursing homes have not budged for the…
High turnover affects home health care quality
NATIONAL, USA Today, February 15, 2012 http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/story/2012-02-15/home-health-care-turnover-quality/53109424/1 This article gives an overview of the causes and effect of the 60-100% annual turnover rate of caregivers. The turnover affects…