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Utah
| December 05 2003 |
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Abuse of elderly growing |
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"So far this year, state investigators have probed 413 other cases of "caretaker" neglect or abuse. Overall, the agency investigates 2,300 cases annually arising from complaints of abuse, neglect or exploitation of an elderly or disabled person. |
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Deseret News
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,565036598,00.html
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| Author: |
Amy Joi Bryson
amyjoi@desnews.com |
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| December 19 2003 |
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'Family state' high in abuse? |
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Study at LDS Hospital's emergency room found that nearly 10% of the women treated there had been the victim of intimate-partner abuse in the past year; nearly 40% had been abused during their lifetimes. Of those who had been abused in the past year, 40% had considered suicide. |
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The Salt Lake Tribune
http://www.sltrib.com/2003/Dec/12192003/utah/121330.asp
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Carey Hamilton
chamilton@sltrib.com |
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| September 26 2004 |
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| Title: |
Utah Among Leaders in Stopping Elder Abuse |
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"Utah remains at the forefront in its efforts to combat elder abuse … Barbara Dieker, director of the Office of Consumer Choice and Protection within the federal Administration on Aging…[said] at the Utah Gerontological Society's 2004 conference." Rest of article includes brief mentions of several elder abuse efforts. |
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ABC 4 News
http://www.4utah.com/local_news/local_headlines/story.aspx?content_id=7AC602E9-19EA-485A-979D-C0ED518C6E28
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| May 17 2005 |
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Elder Abuse on the Rise |
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Last month Adult Protective Services launched a new media campaign to raise awareness of elder abuse. "Though self-neglect is the largest area of elder abuse, financial exploitation is the fastest-growing, with people preying on the fears of elderly residents and widows." |
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KSL TV
http://tv.ksl.com/index.php?nid=5&sid=205788
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| July 24 2005 |
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Couple sought in elder exploitation |
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"There were 2,400 cases of elder abuse reported in Utah in 2004, according to Adult Protective Services. Nineteen percent of those fit the definition of financial exploitation…." |
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Standard-Examiner
http://www2.standard.net/standard/news/57098/
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| Author: |
Shane Farver
sfarver@standard.net |
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| September 26 2005 |
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Diasters: Are elderly ready for 'big one'? Utah says yes, but until major disaster strikes, 'Who Knows?' |
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A 1998 study found that half of surveyed nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and residential health-care facilities "lacked emergency generators for life support and heat, a third failed to secure water heaters and a quarter had not trained employees how to turn off natural gas. Roughly 40 percent had not performed annual emergency drills." |
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Salt Lake Tribune
http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_3062474
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| Author: |
Kirsten Stewart
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