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Advocate For Senior Citizens - Protecting Against Abuse and Fraud
Ruth is 87 years old this year and has been living alone since 1997. She is in good health, however the daily chores around the home became increasingly difficult. Ruth turned to her church bulletin and found a 'Home Care Company' advertised. Ruth is not unique in the fact that she is widowed and lives alone. According to the '2002 A Profile of Older Americans' published by the Administration on Aging (http://www.aoa.gov/aoa/stats/profile/4.html) 41% of women age 65 and over, are widowed and live alone. "The ad was in the church bulletin, I assumed this was a good company," her voice cracking from the pain and embarrassment this home care service eventually caused her. Unfortunately, Ruth is also not alone in the fact that she became victim to fraud. According to U.S. Senator Larry Craig, past ranking member of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, 'Vulnerable elders are being abused, neglected and exploited within their own homes and communities at an a alarming rate.' "The lady they sent to me was well groomed, she was polite, and I had no reason to distrust her. You could tell she was from a good family ?" Ruth went on to justify how quickly she was robbed of $4,200. Barbara Mascio, founder of Senior Approved Services, states "Ruth's story was just one of many incidences of abuse that I learned of while employed with a national home care company. The stories of abuse and fraud against this precious generation became the driving force behind the creation of Senior Approved Services." Senior Approved Services actively assists in protecting seniors by helping to connect them with businesses that have a verified history of providing excellent care. "We remain actively involved, a link between the senior receiving care and the business providing the care." "We are building a nationwide network of services, resources and products that seniors and their family caregivers can feel safe in contracting with. We are inviting all those concerned with the right of all seniors to receive excellent and safe care to help." See http://www.seniorsapprove.com for current listings of Certified Senior Approved Services or phone the Cleveland Ohio office at 216-883-3163 during normal business hours. Help promote awareness and help senior citizens avoid a business that may pose a threat to this vulnerable population, see http://www.qualityeldercare.com/advocate.html and also http://www.qualityeldercare.com/employ
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Nova Scotia Health’s Dignity of Risk Program leading change in caring for older adults living with frailty and dementia Nova Scotia Health Alumni Impact Series: Kevin Ye – Shaping the Future of Elder Care through Entrepreneurship University of Waterloo Your Company Needs an Eldercare Policy Harvard Business Review AI Companions Redefine Elder Care: 3 Ways They Fight Loneliness, Boost Safety And Scale Support Forbes Amid nursing home sector’s press for relief on immigration blockade, new bill emerges McKnight's Long-Term Care News The Care Squeeze: how to have the aged care conversation with your loved ones Australian Broadcasting Corporation Letters to the Editor: Increasingly expensive elder care ‘almost sounds like a conspiracy’ Los Angeles Times Rescue work continues at site of impact near elder care facility in central Israel The Times of Israel Anglican elder care specialist and advocate named to Order of Canada The Anglican Journal BPK student research looks to history to find a way forward for Indigenous elder care Simon Fraser University ‘What they wanted to see’: Rankin Inlet elder facility to welcome 22 residents in April Nunatsiaq News 'Don't open another bed': St. John’s doctor says there's a better way to keep seniors out of long-term care PNI Atlantic News Seniors Care Program Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre Bay of Quinte Mohawks donate $60K each to Elder Care Home project, Belleville General Hospital Foundation Kingstonist News Initiative to address women’s care load in Africa expands with two new projects | IDRC IDRC - International Development Research Centre Elderly patients can deteriorate hourly in the ER. This team works against the clock to get them out CBC Stepping towards better health: Early Mobility team wins Nova Scotia Health Quality Award Nova Scotia Health CUPE endorses report on B.C. long-term care, urges other provinces to take note Canadian Union of Public Employees Video: How the Immigration Crackdown Threatens Elderly Care The New York Times B.C. government close-lipped on watchdog report that finds seniors care is worsening - Vancouver Sun Rural Nebraska town warns of Medicaid cuts’ impact on elder care KOLN | Nebraska Local News, Weather, Sports | Lincoln, NE Hatfield senior citizen accused of indecent assault on sleeping victim at assisted living facility, police say North Penn Now Health Caregiving Market to Reach US$ 250 Bn by 2032, Driven by Aging Population Growth - openPR.com Midlands law firm opens Aiken office, adds estate attorney Columbia Business Report Should we subsidize elder care more? Stockholms universitet About the new rights-based Aged Care Act health.gov.au A Daughter’s Cautionary Elder Care Tale The Progressive Support for Seniors and Caregivers Act ontario.ca Ageing and health World Health Organization (WHO) Experts share tips for 'Sandwich Generation' as caring costs them $18k a year — as it happened Australian Broadcasting Corporation Geriatrics Sinai Health No, COVID-19 isn’t over in aged care: why outbreaks persist Aged Care Guide Kuwait showcases elder care model at UN forum Kuwait Times How companies can ease the strain on employees taking care of elderly parents or ill family members CNN Evolutionary game analysis of building a sustainable intelligent elderly care service platform Nature Stretched thin: how Australia’s sandwich generation is paying the hidden cost of care Aged Care Guide Senior Care Product Market Size & Trends 2025-2035 Future Market Insights WHO calls for urgent transformation of care and support systems for older people World Health Organization (WHO) A Model for Elder Care? Supported Housing Offers Some Hope for the Future Center for Retirement Research The Care Squeeze Australian Broadcasting Corporation Organization brings awareness to elderly care resources after incident in Warner Robins - 41NBC News Iran-China relations + China drops tariffs for African countries + Elderly-care robots Mercator Institute for China Studies Half of Kansas nursing home investigator positions are vacant. Residents die waiting for help - KAKE Nursing home and elder-care residents could be hit hard by potential Medicaid cuts The Washington Post Research Groundbreakers: Dr. Roxanne Weiss Is Advancing Elder Care and Delirium Prevention The University of Utah China to use AI in elder care as population ages: official The Economic Times Digitalization for Improving Elder Care Asian Development Bank Dual Threats From Trump and GOP Imperil Nursing Homes and Their Foreign-Born Workers Wausau Pilot & Review We’re Suddenly My Difficult Mother-in-Law’s Full-Time Caregivers. It’s a Nightmare in Ways I Could Never Have Imagined. Slate Magazine Elderly-focussed health care is a demographic imperative Hindustan Times main/aging ~ DHSS - Services and Programs for the Aging Population Delaware Health and Social Services (.gov) Elder Care Graduates in Hot Demand in China sixthtone.com Long-Term Care, Retirement Home and Elder Care Lodge Resources HKPR District Health Unit Increasing Women's Workforce Participation in Mexico requires support for Child and Elder Care World Bank Blogs Assisted Living Locators of San Francisco: Compassionate, Inclusive Guidance for Senior Care Decisions San Francisco Bay Times MHA grad rewrites policy to benefit elder care USC Price School Frailty Nova Scotia Health Experiences of Eldercare Staff Working With Older People With Severe Mental Illness Wiley Online Library |
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