>APS Guardian Progam in Washington State Under Scrutiny

>Q13 Fox: Thousands of seniors across the state rely on court-appointed guardians to make decisions, pay their bills and manage their health care. But some Washington families and even lawmakers said there are big problems with the state’s guardian system.

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YouTube: Adult Protective Service Guardian Program Corruption in Washington State.

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YouTube: Adult Protective Service” APS “Guardian Program Corruption in Washington State 2.

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Elderly Guardian Bills

State Senator Jim Kastama
25th District, Puyallup

Olympia Office
235 Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA 98504-0446
(360) 786-7648
Fax: (360) 786-1446

District Office
107 W. Stewart Ave. Suite E-7
Puyallup, WA 98371
(253) 840-4701

>Evelyn Schwartz, Gone Too Soon

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Evelyn Schwartz Passes

>Guardian Not Paying Elderly Woman’s Bills

>They’re appointed by the courts to help people, many of them elderly, but friends of one Thurston County woman say her court-appointed guardian hasn’t done a thing. Now, 95-year-old Eleanor Barrick worries she’ll be forced out of her own home.

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Q13 Fox News: Elderly Guardian Bills

>’Caught on Camera’

>Employee caught on hidden camera punching, kicking and stripping Alzheimer’s patient, police say.
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Full Article and Source:
Woman, 78, Beaten, Stripped by Assisted Living Workers: Police

>’So, What Have You Learned as a Legal Intern?’

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Xtranormal

>Protecting Iowa’s Senior Citizens

>During this video, Senator Dennis Black speaks in depth of the Bob Queener case:

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YouTube: Protecting Iowa’s Senior Citizens

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Update on Bob Queener Case

>Abuse Caught on Camera

>A family is planning to sue a New Jersey nursing home. They say an elderly family member died in January following physical abuse by a nursing aide.

87-year-old Mondesta Alvarado died at the Harborage Nursing Home in North Bergen, N.J. Alvarado was paralyzed and terminally ill when she was allegedly abused.

Former aide Julia Galvan is accused of repeatedly striking Alvarado. The abuse was captured on a video camera the family installed in her room after they suspected mistreatment. Galvan is also accused of removing her oxygen mask.

Criminal charges are pending against Galvan.

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Abuse of 87-Year-Old Caught on Camera

>Judge May Restrict Access to John Q. Hammons Guardianship

>A lawyer appointed by a Greene County probate judge to represent the interests of John Q. Hammons says the ailing businessman is concerned that a court case could violate his right to privacy.

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Judge May Restrict Access to Files, Hearings for John Q. Hammons Guardianship

>Senior Adult Choir Hip Hop

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>Elderly Lady Fights Off Jewel Shop Robbers

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