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California
| April 28 2003 |
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California Attorney General's Office Launches Statewide Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse Media Campaign |
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Business Wire
www.businesswire.com
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| April 29 2003 |
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Attorney General Increasingly Concerned About Elder Abuse |
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Attorney General begins airing public service announcements. |
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KXTV 10
www.kxtv10.com
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| June 16 2003 |
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California finds 30,000 caregivers arrested this year |
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Improved technology leads to better assessment of how many of 738,000 workers at state-licensed facilities have been arrested; 2 percent involve "more serious crimes." |
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The Sacramento Bee
www.sacbee.com
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| October 24 2003 |
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Campaign highlights elder abuse |
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Article reports on progress of a 3-year public education campaign in the state. |
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Contra Costa Times
www.bayarea.com
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Anna Oberthur
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| December 09 2003 |
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Memo Outlines Troubles at King-Drew Medical Center; Report: Hospital A 'Bottomless Pit Of Problems'" |
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"[State] government health inspectors found that nurses shirk basic patient care at Martin Luther King Jr.-Drew Medical Center, doctors let problems fester and the county provides poor oversight….Their inspection was triggered by a state inquiry into the recent deaths of two King-Drew patients, both of whom deteriorated undetected despite being connected to cardiac monitors." |
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NBC 4 TV
http://www.nbc4.tv/health/2692912/detail.html
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| December 11 2003 |
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C.A.: Competency No Foundation for Admitting Elder Abuse Hearsay |
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New First District Court of Appeal ruling narrows the circumstances in which videotaped testimony of an older or dependent adult can be used at trial. Case is People v. Watson, A098183. |
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Metropolitan News-Enterprise
http://www.metnews.com/articles/wats121103.htm
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David Watson
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| December 15 2003 |
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Lawyer Loses Her Own Case, Faces Bar Disciplinary Action |
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Story of lawyer who, in fight with her family, alleged elder abuse and filed numerous unsuccessful suits against them. |
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Elder Law Issues
www.elder-law.com
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| January 20 2004 |
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State Cracks Down on Problem Nursing Homes: "Operation Guardians" Makes 78 Inspections |
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California Attorney General Bill Lockyer announced the results of a two-year nursing home enforcement effort dubbed "Operation Guardians." 78 inspections, including 16 follow-up visits, were made in six counties. |
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The San Diego Channel
http://www.thesandiegochannel.com/news/2779966/detail.html
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