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Saturday, October 16th, 2010
 Justice is served in Redwood City, CA. A caretaker of an elderly woman was convicted of stealing more than $138,000.00. She was sentenced to four years in prison. She will serve her time in Chowchilla, which is the Valley State Prison.
The caretaker was ordered to pay $145, 00.00 in restitution to the elderly woman she had been hired to take care of. Niumai Adele Lawanivalu was hired to look after the elderly woman who suffers from dementia. She immediately started writing herself checks from the elderly woman’s account. She was charged with three counts each of commercial burglary and elder financial abuse, which are all felonies.
The police began investigating Lawanivalu not long after a worker at one of the elderly lady’s banks became suspicious over a large amount of account activity and contacted them.
An investigation traced the activity back to Lawanivalu. She begged the family not to turn her in to the police. This phone call was recorded by law enforcement.
She was later arrested as she was returning from a Las Vegas trip with the Fijian rugby team. She was initially hired through a local referral agency, From the Heart Homecare; however, two weeks later, she offered to work directly for the family at a cheaper price and they accepted her offer.
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Sunday, October 10th, 2010
 Richard Ow, an 80 year old gentleman, lives in the North Beach Hotel. He has been a resident there for the past 40 years. He earns less than $24,000 a year from his pension as a former postal worker. He retired 20 years ago. By what the federal government says, this man is not poor; but by San Francisco’s calculations, this elderly Chinatown man is living in poverty.
Mr. Ow considers himself fortunate; some of his friends are earning less than $800 a month from Social Security. The average check in San Francisco is $11, 319 annually which is a mere $500 above the federal poverty line.
Elderly residents are increasing in numbers to line up for the food banks and free meals. And, in the same breath, the federal government doesn’t consider them poor enough to qualify for many of the federal assistance programs.
For example, the federal government considers a single person earning $10, 830 or less a year as living in poverty; however, there are many seniors that earn as much as double that figure and still living in impoverished conditions.
A recent report by the Insight Center for Community Economic Development showed that 61% of San Francisco residents ages 65 and over earn less than $27,282 annually which is the bare minimum that a senior needs to cover necessary costs of living.
To help bridge the gap in costs, seniors will end up skipping meals or cutting pills in half to make them last longer. The economic recession has added to the problems of homelessness among senior citizens. In San Francisco, the number of food stamp, or SNAP, cases have grown by 55% in the past 17 months and the San Francisco Food Bank has seen a 25% increase in their case load over the past 12 months.
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Tags: bay area, California, elderly, elderly care, elderly independence, elderly living, food pantry, food services, Health, Health care, Independence, maintaining independence, Medicine, pension, san francisco, senior citizens, Senior Health, social security, soup kitchen
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Friday, October 1st, 2010
 Caring for an elderly parent can be draining both emotionally and physically. Many times, adults are taking care of their elderly parent or parents while still trying to raise their own children.
As the parent becomes less independent and unable to care for his or her own needs, it becomes clear that you will have to take the needed steps to ensure that legal, personal, medical and financial interests are protected. One way to do this is to get a power of attorney drawn up so that you or someone you trust can act on your elderly parent’s behalf to make decisions that he or she can no longer make independently.
This is not an easy thing for an elderly parent or the child of the elderly parent. So it is very important to involve the parent in the preparations as much as possible. This leaves the parent feeling less helpless or left out of the process. Honor the parents’ wishes when possible; however, do realize that you are entrusted to act in your parent’s best interest even if the parent disagrees with you. It is also not a good idea to rely on those generic self-help legal software programs. For a delicate matter such as this, an experienced attorney to help decide what needs to be done is the better option. There are many factors that come into play with issues such as a power of attorney such as the present and long-term medical condition of the parent as well as their own personal wishes for how affairs are to be handled. Moreover, do not pressure your elderly parent into making life-changing decisions, especially when he or she is tired, hungry, restless or upset. Choose a time to talk and present the information gradually instead of all at one time. Keep everything relaxed and don’t force the issue.
Check back on Saturday, October 2, 2010 to learn the process of obtaining a power of attorney.
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Wednesday, September 15th, 2010
The West Nile virus, a disease spread by mosquitoes, has been confirmed in Colusa County. While so far, it is only confirmed (although it is suspected to be elsewhere) in the one area, prevention and keeping an eye out for symptoms is still recommended elsewhere as well.
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Tags: California, elderly, Health, Health care, Infectious Diseases, Mosquito, senior citizens, Senior Health, West Nile, West Nile virus
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Sunday, August 1st, 2010
Small injuries after a fall can turn into something much more serious. If you are elderly and fall, going to your doctor is important, even if it seems as if it were no big deal. Often what can seem originally to have been a very minor fall can easily turn out to be something that was a much more serious injury. A serious injury may not always immediately present itself, as the human body can ‘mask’ the pain, or one may not realize the extent of damage.
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Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
 A growing outbreak of Pertussis (also commonly known as Whopping Cough) has many concerned in California. Presently there have been 1,500 cases reported this year, and the numbers aren’t dwindling.
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Tags: California, Cough, elderly, elderly care, Health, Health care, health inquiries, Respiratory Disorders, Senior Health
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Monday, April 5th, 2010
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 - Elderly Care – Hospice Care
The purpose of hospice to help those who are looking for alternative and a way to live out the rest of their time with their families as comfortably as possible. Hospice care will serve to assure that a patient is comfortable, respected, and cared for in their last days.
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Tags: California, elderly, health inquiries, Hospice, Medicine, Patient, quality of life
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