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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: elder abuse

elder abuse stories: 5 news summaries

(Newser) - Brooke Astor spent her final years in a haze as her faculties deserted her, her butler testified yesterday at the fraud trial of Astor’s son Anthony Marshall. As early as 1997, Astor’s memory started to fail her, leaving her unable to recall her servants’ names or even what... More »

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fraud • dementia • Brooke Astor • Anthony Marshall • elder abuse • butler • Alzheimer's Disease • Chris Ely

What Really Happened in Astor's House

Millionaire's former
staff say abusive son bilked her of $60M

Nov 16, 08 6:08 PM CST
(Newser) - A new book about Brooke Astor portrays the New York philanthropist as a frail, paranoid 105-year-old pressured to give up her fortune. Drawing on notes from Astor's former staff, Mrs. Astor Regrets describes son Tony Marshall's alleged bilking of her millions. Astor's staff "filled 30 journals over four years... More »

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trial • will • millionaires • Brooke Astor • Anthony Marshall • elder abuse • nonfiction books • celebrity tell-alls • Alzheimer's Disease

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 Bale Makes
 Bail, Denies
 Mom Assault  

Reports abuse before son's London movie premiere

Jul 22, 08 1:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Batman star Christian Bale was arrested today in London after his mother and sister accused him of assaulting them in his hotel suite over the weekend, the Daily Mail reports. The women lodged their complaints yesterday, but police waited until after last night’s London premiere of The Dark Knight... More »

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London • celebrity • The Dark Knight • Christian Bale • assault • elder abuse • celebrity parents

Parking Space Spat Leads to Elder Abuse Charges

Younger woman assaults 71-year-old

Jun 19, 08 6:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - A woman in Stockton, Calif., is facing elder-abuse charges after she allegedly attacked a 71-year-old woman who caught her parking in a handicap spot without a permit, CBS reports. The victim says her 26-year-old assailant “put her baby down and came at me with both hands” when she saw... More »

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crime • parking space • elder abuse • senior citizens

Nursing Homes Misuse Meds to Control Patients

'Off label' antipsychotic use drives up costs, sparks concern

Dec 4, 07 3:05 PM CST
(Newser) - Understaffed US nursing homes are increasingly turning to antipsychotic drugs to control elderly residents, even though most display symptoms of dementia rather than the psychotic disorders the drugs are intended to treat, the Wall Street Journal reports. Such “off-label” usage defies FDA warnings that elderly patients using the... More »

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elderly • dementia • antipsychotic drugs • nursing homes • rehabilitation center • psychosis • eldercare • elder abuse • senior citizens • Alzheimer's Disease

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