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Protect Elders from Financial Exploitation – Salem News 061519

Posted on June 15, 2019 by Kendra Cooper

From isolating elders to gain control of their finances to the defiance of federal and state anti-lien statutes to enable state officials to forcibly take elder homes, note these forms of elder financial exploitation in Massachusetts and beyond… https://www.salemnews.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/letter-protect-elders-from-financial-exploitation/article_9f9b1550-f68b-5416-90d9-9a9c1d325cbd.html

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Scammers take aim at aging population – Bostonglobe.com

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Kendra Cooper

Kay Lazar’s article “Scammers Take Aim at Aging Population” explains the lack of training in financial exploitation by Massachusetts Elder Protective Services investigators and the soon-to-be released report by the MA Legislature’s Special Commission investigating Elder Protective Services. The article also raises questions about the use and validity of the Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE)…

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Newburyport Daily News 10/26/13 – Help to stop financial exploitation of elders

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Kendra Cooper

Financial exploitation of elders continues to be a serious, unaddressed problem in Massachusetts. More than unauthorized use of a credit card or phone scams, financial exploitation can involve a finely tuned collaboration of multiple parties, targeting specific elders and their assets, separating them from their families and their homes, possessions, stocks and bank accounts. Elders,…

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Newburyport News – Not Enough Protection For Elders

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Kendra Cooper

MASSACHUSETTS (Newbury), Newbury Port News, May 31, 2013 Not enough protection for elders http://www.newburyportnews.com/opinion/x2026368267/Not-enough-protection-for-elders Massachusetts Protective Services follows a policy of “self-determination” when investigating abuse complaints. If an elder is “of capacity,” even while being influenced by an abuser, the elder can “self-determine” the scope of Protective Service’s abuse investigation, limiting the people investigators contact…

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World Elder Abuse Awareness Day June 15, 2012

Posted on June 24, 2012 by Kendra Cooper

Newburyport Daily News Letter to the Editor World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, June 15, 2012 FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION AND ELDER ABUSE http://www.newburyportnews.com/opinion/x500779013/Financial-exploitation-and-elder-abuse

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Sally’s Law Victory Video

Posted on October 7, 2010February 8, 2021 by Kendra Cooper

Download The Brochure: A Guide To Nursing Home Care

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Signing of Sally’s Law

Posted on August 24, 2010January 23, 2021 by Kendra Cooper

Massachusetts Governor Patrick signs Sally’s Law, July 30, 2010.

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Recent Posts

  • Protect Elders from Financial Exploitation – Salem News 061519
  • Elder Exploitation: Follow The Money
  • Newburyport Daily News 06/15/18 – Keep watchful eye out for elder abuse
  • Danvers Herald Opinion | Massachusetts needs legislation to protect elders from exploitation, abuse
  • 2015 Maine Attorney General Task Force Final Report on Financial Exploitation of the Elderly

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