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Hawaii
| May 19 2003 |
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Advocates for elderly see care bills as a success |
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Two bills awaiting Governor's signature would allow unannounced inspections of adult residential care homes, and allow Attorney General to prosecute caregivers beyond care-home owners. Article also includes some abuse statistics. |
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Honolulu Advertiser
www.the.honoluluadvertiser.com
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| Author: |
Mike Gordon
mgordon@honoluluadvertiser.com |
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| June 25 2003 |
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| Title: |
Elder-protection bills now law |
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"One bill would allow state officials to make unannounced inspections of adult residential care homes. The other gives the state Attorney General's office more power to prosecute people who abuse the elderly." |
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Honolulu Advertiser
www.honoluluadvertiser.com
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| Author: |
Robbie Dingeman
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| July 19 2003 |
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| Title: |
Workplace violence a concern at hospital; The state mental facility needs to address safety issues, a report says |
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| Comments: |
Number of allegations of abuse and neglect is down, but problems remain. |
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Honolulu Star-Bulletin
http://starbulletin.com
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| Author: |
Helen Altonn
haltonn@starbulletin.com |
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| August 09 2004 |
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| Title: |
Hawai'I care homes are passing new inspections |
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In February, unannounced spot visits began at adult residential care homes. "[A]ll sides now say the inspections seem to be a success. Through June, none of the inspections has unearthed elder abuse or neglect. Only 12 of the homes were cited for problems. Most of the 77 'deficiencies,' as officials call them, involved improper documentation, labeling of medicine and maintenance." |
| Source: |
Honolulu Advertiser
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/Aug/09/ln/ln05a.html
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| Author: |
Mike Gordon
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| February 18 2005 |
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| Title: |
'Senior Scam Hotline' helps avoid fraud |
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The Better Business Bureau has set up a senior scam hotline, staffed by volunteers between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. weekdays, that will help elders determine if they've been offered an opportunity to be fleeced by a scam. |
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KHON 2
http://khon.com/khon/displayStory.cfm?storyID=3670
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| Author: |
Tannya Joaquin
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| June 03 2005 |
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| Title: |
Parties report progress in care home inspections |
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There were 391 unannounced inspection visits to adult residential homes from February through December last year; inspectors found 122 deficiencies at 33 homes. The office also had 39 complaints last year. The uannounced inspections were authorized in 2003. |
| Source: |
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
http://starbulletin.com/2005/06/03/news/story10.html
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| Author: |
Helen Altonn
haltonn@starbulletin.com |
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| September 14 2005 |
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| Title: |
Emergency shelters for the disabled lacking |
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"Nursing homes and other care providers in Hawai'I are expected to have evacuation plans, but people who look after an elderly parent or a disabled or sick child at home, or are frail and live by themselves, are basically left to find help and shelter on their own in a hurricane or other natural disaster." None of the state's 219 shelters have been designated to help people with special needs. |
| Source: |
Honolulu Advertiser
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050914/NEWS03/509140335/1001/NEWS
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| Author: |
Derrick DePledge
ddepledge@honoluluadvertiser.com |
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| October 18 2003 |
Ewa Beach |
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| Title: |
Counseling, fines ordered in abuse cases; 6 caregivers plead guilty to abusing their mental patients. |
- Vulnerable Adult Abuse
- Prosecution
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| Comments: |
Yvette Poki, David Oclinaria, Bernadette Pule, and Gloria Fuga -- all former employees of an Ewa Beach home for people with developmental disabilities -- and Lizastarlene Mays-Cargo and Melvin Ho of a daycare program in Washiawa all pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of endangering the welfare of an incompetent person. Each was ordered to undergo anger-management counseling and pay fines of $250 each. |
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Honolulu Star-Bulletin
www.starbulletin.com
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| Author: |
Mary Adamski
madamski@starbulletin.com |
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| September 13 2005 |
Hilo |
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| Title: |
Hilo Couple Found Guilty in Theft of Elderly Man's Estate |
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A jury deliberated two days before finding Laura and Abraham Kauwe guilty of stealing a 91-year-old man's home, vacant lot, and more than $60,000 from his bank accounts. |
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Hawaii Reporter
http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?17c8a0e0-2f87-4156-915e-14d1e9435971
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| Author: |
Mark J. Bennett
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