MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'elder abuse'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:48:10 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4704972&cid=t_100293_158_f&fid=38949&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAgingWithGraceCareconnection%2F%7E3%2FL-PBRrVgVxQ%2Fwhen-finances-become-health-issue-for.html by Eileen Ambrose, The Baltimore Sun Doctors are being encouraged to make sure elderly patients aren't victims of fraud. We have a special relationship with our doctors. We trust them and tell them intimate details about our lives. And doctors who see us regularly are likely to notice changes from visit to visit that might signal that all is not well. That's why some regulators and advocates for the elderly are reaching out to primary-care physicians, hoping they will use their unique position to help spot when older patients — particularly those with mild cognitive impairment — are victims of financial fraud. About half the states so far have signed on to the Elder Investment Fraud and Financial Exploitation program that aims to train doctors on the red flags of financial exploita... Aging with Grace CareConnection blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4704972 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:14:00 +0100 4704972 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4631651&cid=t_100293_151_f&fid=35805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwelvestepfacilitation.com%2Fsevere-physical-abuse-of-older-adults%2F CONCLUSION:This is the first clinical case–control study detailing clinical outcomes and evaluating risk factors of persons suffering severe physical abuse. Of elderly trauma victims, those who are physically abused have more-severe injuries than their nonabused counterparts.A Case–Control Study of Severe Physical Abuse of Older Adults. Lee S. Friedman PhD, Susan Avila MPH, Kathy Tanouye RN, BSN, Kimberly Joseph MD. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Volume 59, Issue 3, pages 417–422, March 2011Related articlesElderly substance abuse (twelvestepfacilitation.com)Sexual Abuse & Alcoholism (recoveryissexy.com)Families, mental health & alcohol abuse (twelvestepfacilitation.com)Random Articles12 Bad Habits of TherapistsThe Personality Traits of AlcoholicsSlips and Relapse... Twelve Step Facilitation.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4631651 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:11:00 +0100 4631651 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4560626&cid=t_100293_158_f&fid=38949&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAgingWithGraceCareconnection%2F%7E3%2Fm05BvfcVIcw%2Factor-mickey-rooney-tells-congress-of.html "If elder abuse happened to me, Mickey Rooney, it can happen to anyone," the 90-year-old actor said in testimony to the Senate Special Committee on Aging.In court documents, Rooney accused his stepson Christopher Aber of intimidating and bullying him and blocking access to his mail. The documents also alleged Aber deprived Rooney of medications and food."My money was taken and misused. When I asked for information, I was told that I couldn't have any of my own information," Rooney told the committee. "I was literally left powerless."Rooney rose to fame as a child star in the 1930s and 1940s when he made more than a dozen Andy Hardy movies. He appeared frequently alongside Judy Garland and, in his heyday, was one of Hollywood's biggest stars, receiving a junior Oscar in 1938.Rooney continue... Aging with Grace CareConnection blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4560626 Mon, 07 Mar 2011 17:21:00 +0100 4560626 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2894566&cid=t_100293_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F10%2F15%2Fyour-patient-rights-in-therapy%2F Before you go into psychotherapy, you should be informed of your rights as a patient ahead of time by the therapist. The therapist should, in addition, give you a printed copy of something that reads similar to the below, so that you can take it home with you. We’ve long had a version of these rights here on our website, but I thought it might be helpful to further describe or explain each right in a little more detail. Therapists nowadays may also often offer you their guidelines for electronic and/or outside contact, (such as through Facebook, email, telephone, etc). This sets the ground rules for how you may contact the therapist outside of session, in event of an emergency, or in the event that you just want to share something with your therapist (or change your appointment or su... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2894566 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:09:57 +0100 2894566 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2688608&cid=t_100293_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F08%2F10%2Fjournal-of-the-american-medical-association-2009-vol-302-no-5%2F This article examines the relationship of elder self-neglect or abuse reported to social services agencies with all-cause mortality among a community-dwelling elderly population. An NHS Athens password is required to access this article Posted in Current Awareness, Journals Tagged: Adults, Community Dwelling, Elder Abuse, Self-Neglect (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2688608 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:42:41 +0100 2688608 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1432945&cid=t_100293_158_f&fid=36160&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.popeinstitute.com%2Fcaregivingminutes%2F%3Fp%3D77 In April 2008 the world’s oldest person (Edna Parker born in 1893) turned 115. Can you imagine being 115 years old? I am approaching 40 faster than I can believe and I cannot imagine living to be 115 years of age. Today I was talking with a woman who is 92 years of age. She drives her own car, wears one hearing aide due to mild hearing impairment, does not wear glasses, and lives in a supported living environment. I was telling her about another woman who was approaching 103. Even the 92 year old thought that was old! To live to be over 100 years of age is truly something. To live to be 115 is incredible and begs the question; How’d she do that? After working in the senior care arena for so long, the word “old” has new definition for me. Seventy is young to me now... CaregivingMinutes™ by Pope Institute blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1432945 Fri, 09 May 2008 02:49:23 +0100 1432945 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1426928&cid=t_100293_158_f&fid=36160&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.popeinstitute.com%2Fcaregivingminutes%2F%3Fp%3D74 I love America. Specifically, I love American ideals and the extent that we Americans are willing to commit our lives, blood, and treasure toward the fulfillment of those ideals for every man, woman and child. Truly, America is great. But… Do you hear what I hear? I hear a chorus… A plea from across the land…it says…”Will the Greatest Nation in the World Please Standup?” “We know you’re out there. We know you hear us. Please stand up. Where are you? What are you waiting for? Try as we might, we can’t wait much longer.” You’ve stood up for (more…) (Source: CaregivingMinutes™ by Pope Institute) CaregivingMinutes™ by Pope Institute blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1426928 Wed, 07 May 2008 03:11:54 +0100 1426928 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1419359&cid=t_100293_158_f&fid=36160&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.popeinstitute.com%2Fcaregivingminutes%2F%3Fp%3D72 1) First you have to realize that most people in the health care industry are not going to give you the unvarnished truth about nursing homes. And to be frank, “you can’t handle the truth.” The truth about nursing homes is so startling that were it spoke aloud, your head would explode, the sky would rend, and all manner of natural disasters would commence. So know that even when you hear the worst of the stories about nursing homes there is still a layer of sugar. The whole truth is far too difficult to swallow. Even the people who work in that industry have to ignore much of what they see. How else could they continue? 2) There are few great nursing homes out there, but there are many good people who work in them. I’ve worked in many facilities in different parts of the cou... CaregivingMinutes™ by Pope Institute blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1419359 Sat, 03 May 2008 21:19:55 +0100 1419359 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1417953&cid=t_100293_158_f&fid=36160&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.popeinstitute.com%2Fcaregivingminutes%2F%3Fp%3D72 Five Truths No One Else Will Ever Tell You About Nursing Homes 1) First you have to realize that most people in the health care industry are not going to give you the unvarnished truth about nursing homes. And to be frank, “you can’t handle the truth.” The truth about nursing homes is so startling that were it spoke aloud, your head would explode, the sky would rend, and all manner of natural disasters would commence. So know that even when you hear the worst of the stories about nursing homes there is still a layer of sugar. The whole truth is far too difficult to swallow. Even the people who work in that industry have to ignore much of what they see. How else could they continue? 2) There are few great nursing homes out there, but there are many good people who work in them. ... CaregivingMinutes™ by Pope Institute blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1417953 Sat, 03 May 2008 04:35:34 +0100 1417953 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1367045&cid=t_100293_158_f&fid=36160&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.popeinstitute.com%2Fcaregivingminutes%2F%3Fp%3D66 Sign up for the free Pope Institute e-mail newletter by clicking the image. The newsletter provides tips, news, and senior information. (Source: CaregivingMinutes™ by Pope Institute) CaregivingMinutes™ by Pope Institute blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1367045 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:03:15 +0100 1367045 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1362527&cid=t_100293_158_f&fid=36160&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.popeinstitute.com%2Fcaregivingminutes%2F%3Fp%3D62 I am always cautious about safety in parking lots when shopping alone. What this elderly woman experienced is what most women fear when shopping alone. A would be robber jumps into the passenger side of an elderly woman’s car. She had just finished grocery shopping when the man entered her car, said he had a gun, and request all of her money. She said “no”, and that is not the most incredible part of the video… WOW! does not begin to describe her courage and faith. This story comes from Action News 5 in Memphis Tennessee. (Source: CaregivingMinutes™ by Pope Institute) CaregivingMinutes™ by Pope Institute blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1362527 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:10:34 +0100 1362527 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1352769&cid=t_100293_158_f&fid=36160&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.popeinstitute.com%2Fcaregivingminutes%2F%3Fp%3D60 It is just two short weeks before Pamela D. Pope’s Retirement Life by Design ~ Living Well is available for international sale at Amazon.com. In the countdown phase, the CaregivingMinutes blog will release an excerpt per week until the release of the book. Save the date April 20, 2008 and buy the book Retirement Life by Design ~ Living Well with Health, Wisdom & Authenticity at Amazon.com. Your quality of life will thank you. If you are a senior, mid life adult planning for retirement, or an adult child to an aging parent you cannot afford to miss the message of Retirement Life by Design ~ Living Well. COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL - Retirement Life by Design ~ Living Well by Pamela D. Pope, Elder Care Specialist - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You spent the earlier part of life responsibly pla... CaregivingMinutes™ by Pope Institute blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1352769 Sat, 05 Apr 2008 19:26:41 +0100 1352769 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1256404&cid=t_100293_158_f&fid=36160&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.popeinstitute.com%2Fcaregivingminutes%2F%3Fp%3D44 I have gotten several letters over the last few months asking why I don’t write more articles for the blog. I appreciate that readers enjoy the articles that I write. I have been an avid reader and writer as far back as I can remember. I don’t write a lot on the blog because, I send a copyright registration for everything I write (people are sadly unoriginal-though it pays to have lawyers in the family) and also, I feel when you read or write material it should have significant value - “garbage in garbage out.” You will only find original articles of content and relevant company related pieces at the CaregivingMinutes™ blog. So while I appreciate and am flattered by the compliments about the articles, I will not substitute quality for quantity, and you would expec... CaregivingMinutes™ by Pope Institute blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1256404 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:57:48 +0100 1256404 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=906356&cid=t_100293_158_f&fid=36160&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.popeinstitute.com%2Fcaregivingminutes%2F%3Fp%3D24 US health policy (Source: CaregivingMinutes™ by Pope Institute) CaregivingMinutes™ by Pope Institute blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=906356 Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:08:29 +0100 906356 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=889028&cid=t_100293_158_f&fid=36160&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.popeinstitute.com%2Fcaregivingminutes%2F%3Fp%3D17 Thank you to the Post-Dispatch for printing the correction and acknowledging the editorial error.  As a matter of fact, an acknowledgement identifying the error as an editorial reference was printed in the Wednesday Post Dispatch on page A2 (Thank You).  However, as of Thursday afternoon, the incorrect article is still accessible online with the error intact and no link to the correction.  At the time of this posting, the incorrect reference has not been removed from the online article nor is the incorrect article linked to the online correction.   Since most people read the newspaper online, a correction is being provided through this blog with a reference to the article.  The St. Louis Post Dispatch printed correction reads as follows: September 19, 2007 - ” Due to a... CaregivingMinutes™ by Pope Institute blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=889028 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 20:57:50 +0100 889028 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=858715&cid=t_100293_158_f&fid=36160&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.popeinstitute.com%2Fcaregivingminutes%2F%3Fp%3D12   Do you recall the classic Social Psychology 101 case study of the life and death of Catherine “Kitty” Genovese?  Unfortunately, Ms. Genovese is most known for the circumstances of her premature death.  In 1964, Kitty Genovese was a 28-year-old women living in a well-populated area of a middle class neighborhood in Queens New York.  Kitty was stabbed to death while 38 of her neighbors witnessed the crime by eye or ear.  You heard correctly 38, more than three dozen people, heard her screams during one or all of the 2-3 attacks, which occurred over the course of an hour, and most of them did what amounts to NOTHING!  The obvious questions are “WHY” and “HOW.”  How can 38 people witness such an atrocity and do nothing?  The quests to understand this unthinkable lack ... 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