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Long-Term & Nursing Home Costs in U.S. Continue to Rise, According to New Survey

Nursing home, assisted living and adult day services all increased 4.4% or more.

(WESTPORT, Ct.) - Costs continue to rise for those requiring long-term care in the U.S. According to the newly released 2011 MetLife Market Survey of Nursing Home, Assisted Living, Adult Day Services, and Home Care Costs, conducted by the MetLife Mature Market Institute, national average rates for a private nursing home room increased 4.4% to $239 daily or $87,235 annually, in 2011.

Assisted living base rates rose by 5.6% to $3,477 monthly or $41,724 annually.

Rally with One Voice for Reforming Guardianship

It is time for Washington to step in and stop the Probate Courts and the Attorneys, Banks and Trustees from using the Disabled and Elderly's money to fund their personal piggy banks.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - On 9/22/2011, Senator Amy Klobuchar chaired a Senate Judiciary committee hearing on reforming Guardianship proceedings. We need to act now to show the Judiciary committee that we support this effort, and are not afraid to speak with one clear voice on the issue of legislative reform of abusive practices in guardianship proceedings.

Even though we are a diverse group of victims - the net result of the abuse shows a similar pattern - denial of civil rights and devastating financial exploitation.

Monument Dedicated to Grandparents

Many families function better thanks to the help that grandparents provide.

(MADRID) - On July 26th, also known as the patron day celebration of Saint Joaquin and Saint Anne, is Grandparent’s Day.

How Elder Naggers Impair Men`s Self-Confidence

If breadwinner roles are reversed, the opposite outcome may result.

(SALEM, Ore.) - After 33 years as a professional counselor on both East and West Coasts, I have seen literally hundreds of elderly clients sharing their agonies. One pervasive issue keeps cropping up. It involves the return of the male breadwinner to the homefront, for which he is often unprepared. Thus, conflict erupts.

Senate Approves Bill Outlining Critical Services to Oregon Seniors

HB 3037 revises coverage under Oregon Project Independence.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Senate passed a bill this morning that specifies that services provided through the state’s Oregon Project Independence (OPI) program.

HB 3037 clarifies that eligible seniors in the program can receive in-home and community-based home care, health promotion services, information on immediate and long range options counseling, and transportation services through OPI.

Government Intrusion

My husband is a medical hostage for profit.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Where does one turn when you become disabled, vulnerable or old and become unlawfully a victim of the system?

There are no kind words for the injustice that Chemung County New York has visited upon my husband, Gary Harvey and me. My husband a veteran who served his country and fought for our freedom is being denied his.

Elder Abuse, Neglect Rampant in US

They are a small but growing movement called the National Association to stop Guardian Abuse.

(WASHINGTON D.C. Press TV) - They say the disabled and elderly are being preyed upon by the legal system, by crooked lawyers and courts who scam millions of dollars by having older people declared Guardians of the courts depriving them and their families of their rights and taking their assets.

Protesting in front of the Justice Department, they met with a few members of Congress demanding something be done.

The Misfortune of Inheriting

Serious problems that should concern every American.

(SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.) - Lawrence Yetzer was standing in his front yard, yelling. The fifty-two year old Rialto man, who was blind and suffered from cerebral palsy, had just discovered his father lying unmoving on the front room floor.

Reports of Elder Abuse Result in Restraining Orders... but Not How You`d Think....

The use of Restraining Orders to restrict family members from their ability to oversee the care of conservatees has become epidemic.

(LOS ANGELES) - In an unparalleled action in an ex parte hearing on the first of April, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Reva Goetz issued a Restraining Order against a local physician.

LAPD Moves to Further Restrict Public Oversight

Oppressive police have been able to disappear people who are politically inconvenient. In Soviet Russia and Pinochet's Chile -- to name a couple of examples in recent history-- have created a reign of fear among the populace.

(LOS ANGELES) - In a startling reversal of an established transparency policy, the Los Angeles Police Department has refused a recent routine records request, citing a 1993 court case, County of Los Angeles v. Superior Court (Kusar).

The Kusar case affirmed the public's right to view contemporaneous records and the LAPD has cited this case in its refusal to release a record which is only nine months old.