| Abuse in nursing homes and health care facilities
More than 1.5 (one point five) million elderly and disabled Americans reside in 16,000 (sixteen thousand) nursing homes, but many of these nursing homes don't hire sufficient numbers of qualified staff.
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| Age discrimination
Age discrimination in employment is widespread and can be difficult to prove, but under two federal laws, it's illegal. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (nineteen sixty-seven) prohibits discrimination against employees or applicants based on age, condition, or privilege of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, firing, promotion, layoff, compensation, benefits, job assignments, and training.
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| Conservatorships
A probate conservatorship (kuhn-SIR-vuh-tor-ship) is a procedure in which an individual called the conservator is appointed by a court to manage the financial and personal affairs of another person who is called the conservatee (kuhn-sir-vuh-TEE).
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| Durable powers of attorney for health and assets
Durable powers of attorney are documents that allow you to authorize another person to make financial, legal, or health decisions on your behalf. A durable power differs from a general power of attorney because it remains effective even if the principal is mentally incompetent.
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| Financial abuse of elders and dependent adults
Financial abuse of elders or dependent adults occurs when a relative or acquaintance takes savings or other assets that have taken years to accumulate.
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| Legal mental incompetence
People are considered mentally incompetent under law if they're manifestly psychotic or otherwise of unsound mind, either sporadically or consistently, by reason of mental defect.
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| Nursing home and health care impoverishment
Many seniors and their families are surprised to discover that Medicare pays only about 2 percent of nursing home bills, which can cost between $30,000 (thirty thousand) and $50,000 (fifty thousand dollars) per year.
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| The elder abuse and dependent adult civil protect
Passed by the California Legislature in January 1992, the 'Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act" makes it practical for elderly people who suffer physical abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation from con artists, relatives, or staff in nursing homes to file civil suits and collect damages from the perpetrators.
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| When a loved one's mental capacity begins to degenerate
Alzheimer's (ALTS-high-merz) disease, the most common form of dementia, has two major types: Early Alzheimer's, which starts at 65 years of age or younger, and Late Alzheimer's, which starts after age 65.
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