From isolating elders to gain control of their finances to the defiance of federal and state anti-lien statutes to enable state officials to forcibly take elder homes, note these forms of elder financial exploitation in Massachusetts and beyond… https://www.salemnews.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/letter-protect-elders-from-financial-exploitation/article_9f9b1550-f68b-5416-90d9-9a9c1d325cbd.html
Author: Kendra Cooper
Elder Exploitation: Follow The Money
Host Dr. Rachel Geller Ed.D. and guests Attorney Kendra Cooper and Personal Representative Jane Krieger discuss the problem of financial exploitation of elders, citing specific examples and patterns followed by some abusers. With 10,000 residents turning 62 every day nationally, Episode 12 emphasizes the need for more training of law enforcement, protective services and the…
Newburyport Daily News 06/15/18 – Keep watchful eye out for elder abuse
Initiated in 2006 by the United Nations, June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, a good time to focus on financial exploitation of elders at the local, state and federal levels… Link: Keep watchful eye out for elder abuse
Danvers Herald Opinion | Massachusetts needs legislation to protect elders from exploitation, abuse
Elder abuse is a national epidemic, affecting elders of all economic strata (ie., socialite Brooke Astor, actor Peter Falk, DJ Casey Kasem) but the majority of victims do not have extreme wealth. They are your neighbors, parents and friends. Through undue influence and coercion, intimidation, isolation, and misrepresentation, these vulnerable elders can lose their civil…
2015 Maine Attorney General Task Force Final Report on Financial Exploitation of the Elderly
The Maine Attorney General Task Force Final Report on Financial Exploitation of Elderly was released on March 11, 2015. Like the Massachusetts October 23, 2014 Special Commission Report on Elder Protective Services, the Maine Task Force identifies the lack of training and staffing in handling financial crimes against the elderly. The Maine Task Force Report,…
Help protect Massachusetts elders from financial exploitation – Newburyport Daily News 06/20/14
“Financial abuse of elders is a growing problem in Massachusetts. While the public may be familiar with the abuse stories of actor Mickey Rooney, radio personality Casey Kasem and millionaire Brooke Astor, people with less than $500,000 in assets also are vulnerable.” http://www.newburyportnews.com/opinion/x1927809637/Help-protect-Massachusetts-elders-from-financial-exploitation
Scammers take aim at aging population – Bostonglobe.com
Kay Lazar’s article “Scammers Take Aim at Aging Population” explains the lack of training in financial exploitation by Massachusetts Elder Protective Services investigators and the soon-to-be released report by the MA Legislature’s Special Commission investigating Elder Protective Services. The article also raises questions about the use and validity of the Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE)…
Newburyport Daily News 10/26/13 – Help to stop financial exploitation of elders
Financial exploitation of elders continues to be a serious, unaddressed problem in Massachusetts. More than unauthorized use of a credit card or phone scams, financial exploitation can involve a finely tuned collaboration of multiple parties, targeting specific elders and their assets, separating them from their families and their homes, possessions, stocks and bank accounts. Elders,…
The Costs of Elder Medical Misdiagnoses – Boston.com
Incorrect diagnoses can also cost elders their civil rights and lead to the misuse of Powers of Attorney, Guardianships and the financial exploitation of elders. Misdiagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease Costs Man 3 Years – Boston.com http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2013/08/11/treatment-for-little-known-brain-disorder-can-reverse-symptoms-dementia-gait-and-incontinence/rntRkpbkUlc2L6AEpkXABN/story.html It can take a team to facilitate accurate diagnoses – Boston.com http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/letters/2013/08/18/can-take-team-facilitate-accurate-diagnoses/3HrA6ccsXqYJvCasc6wiyK/story.html Care providers, policy makers must work to…
Newburyport News – Not Enough Protection For Elders
MASSACHUSETTS (Newbury), Newbury Port News, May 31, 2013 Not enough protection for elders http://www.newburyportnews.com/opinion/x2026368267/Not-enough-protection-for-elders Massachusetts Protective Services follows a policy of “self-determination” when investigating abuse complaints. If an elder is “of capacity,” even while being influenced by an abuser, the elder can “self-determine” the scope of Protective Service’s abuse investigation, limiting the people investigators contact…