01Feb2012
Financial Elder Abuse Costs Nearly $3 Billion a Year
Article by William P. Isele Financial Elder Abuse Costs Nearly $ 3 Billion a YearBy William P. Isele(Originally published in the New Jersey Law Journal)Earlier this year, I agreed to serve as conservator, under N.J.S.A. 3B:13-A-1 and Rule 4:86-11, for a 95-year-old woman who lives at home, with assistance. As is my custom in guardianship and conservatorship matters, I try to maintain a bank
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Elder Abuse: Vulnerable Seniors Part I
Article by Breanna Danielle Can society confidently feel the elderly are properly nurtured in their most vulnerable stage of life? Today seniors who can no longer care for themselves are forced into unfavorable decisions to completely rely on others. When an elderly citizen is entirely reliant on a caregiver, an assisted living home, or a relative, the likeliness of abuse increases drastical
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Elderly Abuse
Elderly Abuse is a hot topic in today's eldercare sector, since the incidence of senior citizen neglect and abuse is an epidemic concern all across the world. The elderly are an age demographic which is particularly susceptible to various abusive behaviors, including physical abuse, emotional abuse, financial abuse, sexual abuse and medical abuse. Worse still, many seniors can not get help w
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