MT. UNION, HUNTINGDON COUNTY – Local and State officials who deal with elderly abuse investigations say they have a growing problem on their hands. A large meeting was held in Huntingdon County on Friday to help seniors learn to protect themselves and their neighbors. Organizers of the session say there are too many people...
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Task Forces
The Institute has worked to establish task forces throughout Pennsylvania to address victimization of older adults. These task forces are hard at work collaborating to prosecute cases of victimization, breaking down walls that have preventing effective responses to victimization and educating the public to recognize and prevent victimization. Here, you can keep up with the efforts of the task forces.
Huntingdon County Elder Justice Day
Supreme Court’s Elder Law Task Force Will Tackle Growing Abuses to Older Pennsylvanians
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has formed an Elder Law Task Force, chaired by Justice Debra Todd, to study the growing problems involved in guardianship, abuse and neglect, and access to justice. The task force has been charged by Chief Justice of Pennsylvania Ronald D. Castille with recommending solutions that include court rules, legislation,...
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Pottsville Caregiver Charged with Stealing Thousands from Elderly Woman
Pottsville, Schuylkill County – A Schuylkill County woman is behind bars after stealing thousands of dollars from a senior citizen. A home health care aid was charged Tuesday with using an 81 year old woman’s debit card and racking up bills in access of twenty thousand dollars. 39 year old Jennifer Ferrier of Cressona...
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Rise in senior-abuse cases prompts D.A. to step up to protect elderly
Alice Thurnau never left the hospital after suffering brain bleeding and a broken arm, hip, ribs, eye socket and sinus bone when she was knocked to the sidewalk in front of her Port Richmond home while being robbed of her purse. Esther Ayodele had no signs of life when paramedics found her at her...
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SEAPA reaches out to medical professionals
The Schuylkill Elder Abuse Prevention Alliance sponsored a presentation for Marshall-Rismiller & Associates during lunch Thursday to discuss signs of possible elder abuse, where and how to report it, and community resources. “Part of our mission is to go out and educate the public. One of the things we wanted to do is to...
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Niece is charged with theft
(Mahoning Township) – A Northumberland woman tried to steal nearly $16,000 from an 83-year-old aunt who is incapacitated in a care facility here, police say. Using a power of attorney, Elizabeth S. Petersen, 47, tried to transfer $7,480 from her aunt’s accounts to Susquehanna University to cover tuition costs for her son, police said....
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Elder Abuse Task Force established in Franklin County
Editor’s Note: This new task force has been formed with assistance from the Institute on Protective Services. The first official activity will be training for law enforcement officers provided by the Institute. Franklin County Commissioners recently marked June 15 as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day and announced the formation of a local Older Adult...
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Philadelphia Financial Exploitation Prevention Taskforce
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – The Philadelphia Corporation for Aging (PCA) put together the Philadelphia Financial Exploitation Prevention Taskforce to help prevent, detect and prosecute those who take advantage of the elderly. The panel has found that self neglect of the elderly is the number one problem. But number two with a bullet is financial exploitation....
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Grandson faces trial for $142,000 in alleged forgeries
DANVILLE — A former business owner, charged with forging nearly $142,000 from his grandmother’s accounts, will face Montour County Court action. Anthony J. Morgante, 43, of Bloomsburg, waived his right to a preliminary hearing before District Judge Marvin Shrawder. Shrawder reduced his bail to 10 percent of $250,000, and Morgante was released from jail....
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Building a Successful Task Force for Victimized Older Adults
Successful task forces are built on the premise that to effectively protect older adults, the aging services network and law enforcement must work cooperatively in identifying and responding to elder victimization. Victims need to not only receive protective services to cope with the harm that has been done to them, but they also need...
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