CARIE Works For The Rights Of The Elderly

Interested in advocating for the rights of the elderly?  Are you or an elderly loved one currently undergoing some type of neglect or physical, financial, emotional, or sexual abuse? You might want to consider visiting the following website for valuable resources on educating and protecting yourself from elder abuse.  The Center For Advocacy Of The Rights And Interests Of The Elderly, known as CARIE, has set up a detailed resource page for education on many forms of elder abuse.  Please visit their website here for more valuable information. 

Pennsylvania has also stepped up to protect its state's aging population.  The state has set up a statewide elder abuse hotline, which can be accessed by calling this number: 1-800-490-8505.  The hotline is open 24 hours a day and can be used a tipline to report activity related to abuse, neglect, exploitation, identity theft, or abandonment of an elderly PA resident.  Pennsylvania also has local Area Agencies on Aging that can assist in these situations. 

Attorney Doug Stoehr is a personal injury lawyer serving western and central Pennsylvania.  He takes cases for older Pennsylvanians who have been abused or neglected.  For more information on his Altoona, PA area practice, please call his office at 814-946-4100 or visit his website at http://www.stoehrlaw.com.  Attorney Stoehr takes cases in Blair and the seven surrounding counties.

Western PA Elderly Resources Website

            As stated in earlier blog posts, Pennsylvania has a significant amount of legal claims related to elder abuse and neglect. This primarily a result of our state’s large aging population, which has one of the highest percentages of senior citizens in the country.  Allegheny County's Department of Human Services has acknowledged this phenomenon and created a resource page to for seniors address some of these issues.  This page can be accessed by clicking this link, which takes you to a variety of resources for seniors including nursing home alternatives, mental health resources, and caregiver support.  It may be worthwhile to take a few minutes to browse this page and educate yourself on the options available to you and your aging loved ones in Western Pennsylvania.   

Attorney Doug Stoehr is a personal injury lawyer who takes nursing home abuse and neglect cases in the western and central Pennsylvania areas.  He takes cases in Blair and the seven surrounding counties, and his practice is based in Altoona, PA.  For more information on his firm, please call his office at 814-946-4100 or visit his website at http://www.stoehrlaw.com.

To access Pennsylvania’s resource page for elder abuse, please click this link. 

Elder Justice Event in Johnstown

Today, there is an elder justice event taking place in Johnstown, PA.  This event will host speakers from state and local justice agencies and is sponsored by the Cambria County Elder Abuse Task Force. For more information, please visit the Tribune-Democrat's article, located here.

Instances of elder abuse are not uncommon in Pennsylvania, which has a large aging population.  The term "elder abuse" can be used for seniors who have suffered physical, financial, emotional, and sexual abuse, as well as neglect.  According to state data, the three most common types of abuse experienced by older Pennsylvanians are self neglect, caregiver neglect, and financial abuse.

Attorney Doug Stoehr is a personal injury lawyer who takes nursing home abuse and neglect cases in the western and central Pennsylvania areas.  He takes cases in Blair and the seven surrounding counties, and his practice is based in Altoona, PA.  For more information on his firm, please call his office at 814-946-4100 or visit his website at http://www.stoehrlaw.com.

To access Pennsylvania’s resource page for elder abuse, please click this link.

Accidental Death In Pittsburgh-Area Nursing Home?

A recent article by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is covering the death of an area nursing home patient.  According to the article, a 94-year-old woman who was residing in the Golden Living Center in Waynesburg died after her became stuck between her mattress and bed rail.  Although the death was ruled as accidental by the county’s coroner, the woman’s family believes that her death was preventable and may be due to neglect.  During the Pennsylvania Health Department’s last visit at the nursing home, the Golden Living Center had 16 violations, which were corrected by a follow-up visit the next month.

Do you want to know how to spot the signs of a bad nursing home?  Our blog ran an article highlighting some tips and signs to watch out for if you suspect that your loved one is receiving substandard care in a nursing home.  Check out our blog post here for nursing home warning signs!

Attorney Doug Stoehr is a personal injury lawyer who  takes nursing home abuse and neglect cases in the western and central Pennsylvania areas.  He takes cases in Blair and the seven surrounding counties, and his practice is based in Altoona, PA.  For more information on his firm, please call his office at 814-946-4100 or visit his website at http://www.stoehrlaw.com.

To read more from the original article by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, please click here. 

Pennsylvania Has Elder Abuse Hotline

            You may not know that Pennsylvania has a significant amount of claims related to elder abuse and neglect. This is due mainly to our state’s large aging population, which is among the highest in the country.  The State of Pennsylvania has noticed this occurrence and has created a website and resource center for victims or family members related to those who have suffered elder abuse.

            Pennsylvania has set up a statewide elder abuse hotline, which can be accessed by calling this number: 1-800-490-8505.  The hotline is open 24 hours a day and can be used a tipline to report activity related to abuse, neglect, exploitation, identity theft, or abandonment of an elderly PA resident.  Pennsylvania also has local Area Agencies on Aging that can assist in these situations. 

Attorney Doug Stoehr is a personal injury lawyer who takes nursing home abuse and neglect cases in the western and central Pennsylvania areas.  He takes cases in Blair and the seven surrounding counties, and his practice is based in Altoona, PA.  For more information on his firm, please call his office at 814-946-4100 or visit his website at http://www.stoehrlaw.com.

To access Pennsylvania’s resource page for elder abuse, please click this link. 

Does Your State Allow Elder Abuse Claims After Death?

In some states, elder abuse claims cannot be pursued after the victim has passed away.  In one recent case, a Minnesota nursing home was under attack after there were 15 alleged physical and/or sexual assaults of residents.  Many of the victims and their family members pursued lawsuits, but three years later, all of the lawsuits had been dismissed because the victims had died. This law known as Survival Law, mandates that a personal injury lawsuit can be dismissed if the victim dies of unrelated cases.  There are only three other states with this law.

Although this may appear unusual, the backers of this law claim that the law was created to compensate the victims for their suffering, not their family members.  Fortunately, Pennsylvania does not have any such law.  Personal injury lawyer Douglas Stoehr understands that family members suffer along with the victims when such incidents occur.

Attorney Doug Stoehr is a personal injury lawyer serving western and central Pennsylvania.  He takes cases for older Pennsylvanians who have been abused or neglected in nursing homes or hospitals.  For more information on his Altoona, PA area practice, please call his office at 814-946-4100 or visit his website at http://www.stoehrlaw.com.  Attorney Stoehr takes cases in Blair and the seven surrounding counties.

Nursing Home Abuse Is a Nation-Wide Problem

Recently, a Long Island area nursing home has come under public scrutiny for charges of alleged abuse at the hands of the facility's workers.   According to an article by the Long Island Press, several workers in a Medford nursing home were accused of covering up the death of one of their residents.  An alarm which alerts workers that a resident may be in distress was ignored for over two hours, according to some reports.  The death is proposed to have been caused by a failure of one of the workers to connect the resident's ventilator machine in at night.

Do you want to know how to spot the signs of a bad nursing home?  Our blog ran an article highlighting some tips and signs to watch out for if you suspect that your loved one is receiving substandard care in a nursing home.  Check out our blog post here for nursing home warning signs!

Attorney Doug Stoehr is a personal injury lawyer who  takes nursing home abuse and neglect cases in the western and central Pennsylvania areas.  He takes cases in Blair and the seven surrounding counties, and his practice is based in Altoona, PA.  For more information on his firm, please call his office at 814-946-4100 or visit his website at http://www.stoehrlaw.com

To read more from the original article by the Long Island Press, please click here. 

You Could Be Responsible For Your Parent's Unpaid Nursing Home Bills

Did you know that you could potentially be responsible for your parent’s unpaid nursing home and assisted living bills? This may be a scary thought, but in many states with filial support laws, many families are faced with this problem. 

            According to a recent Forbes.com article, filial support laws were originally derived from 16^th century New England’s “poor laws” and, at one time, 90% of the states had such laws.  Now 29 states still have filial support laws on the books, including Pennsylvania.  Although throughout time many of these laws were not exercised, they are being enforced at a higher rate more recently.  Many people that this is due to the rising and extended cost of healthcare for the elderly. In one recent Pennsylvania case, a nursing home successfully received over $90,000 in payment from the son of a resident who was unable to pay for her care and fled the country.

One of the ways in which Pennsylvania assesses the ability to apply filial support laws is when the elderly parent has been abused or neglect by their care-providing institution, such as nursing homes or assisted living facilities. It also assesses whether the child of the non-paying parent has the financial resources and ability to pay the providing institution all or part of the bills.

In cases of elder abuse or neglect, it is very important to consult with a lawyer before making any decisions that may result in large legal and/or financial ramifications.  Attorney Doug Stoehr is a personal injury lawyer serving western and central Pennsylvania who takes cases for older Pennsylvanians who have been abused or neglected.  For more information on his Altoona, PA area practice, please call his office at 814-946-4100 or visit  his website at http://www.stoehrlaw.com.  Attorney Stoehr takes cases in Blair and the seven surrounding counties. 

Want to know more? Check out the original Forbes.com story here.

Attorney Stoehr's Elder Neglect Case In The News

One of Attorney Stoehr's cases has been covered in area newspapers.  The case was an elder neglect/abuse claim against Warner's Home for the Aged in Altoona, PA.  The details of the case involved an elderly man who was residing in Warner's Home for the Aged and was taken to the area hospital after falling out of bed.  At the hospital, the hospital staff noticed that the man appeared to be in poor health.  He was covered in bedsores and fecal matter, was dehydrated and malnourished, appeared to be suffering from sepsis, and had urine-soaked bandages.  The man died a few weeks later.

When nursing home attendants were questioned about the man's health, nursing home staff reported that the workers on the third shift would often yell at residents and were open in declaring that they did not like their jobs.  The following morning, first shift workers would often find the man and his roommate covered in urine. Eventually, the owner of the nursing home and several aides were charged with neglect of a dependent person.  The owner of the nursing home was sentenced to 6-12 months in county prison and is forbidden from future work in a healthcare facility. The two aides also entered guilty pleas and face jail sentences and hefty fines.

Attorney Doug Stoehr is a personal injury lawyer serving western and central Pennsylvania. He takes cases for older Pennsylvanians who have been abused or neglected.  For more information on his Altoona, PA area practice, please call his office at 814-946-4100 or visit  his website at http://www.stoehrlaw.com.  Attorney Stoehr takes cases in Blair and the seven surrounding counties, including Huntingdon, Fulton, and Bedford counties.

Eastern PA Sheriff's Department Gives 911 Cell Phones To Seniors

Check out this article by the Norristown Patch.  It highlights an excellent service by the Sheriff's Department of Montgomery County, in which the county has set a program in which area seniors can receive 911 cell phones.  These cell phones can be used to place emergency calls in the event that they cannot reach another phone.  The general plan is for these phones to be used in cases of elder abuse, residential hazards, or other emergencies.

This is a program that would be beneficial in any area that there are a large number of seniors who are living independently or who might be at high-risk for elder abuse.  This 911 cell phone donation program is one that other counties or organizations in the state should consider implementing as well.

Attorney Doug Stoehr is a personal injury lawyer serving western and central Pennsylvania. He takes cases for older Pennsylvanians who have been abused or neglected.  For more information on his Altoona, PA area practice, please call his office at 814-946-4100 or visit  his website at http://www.stoehrlaw.com.  Attorney Stoehr takes cases in Blair and the seven surrounding counties.

Scranton-Area Elder Abuse Caught On Film

An elder abuse claim in Scranton has been developing over the past while.  According to reports from The Times-Tribune, a man called in to Scranton-area police to report a claim of elder abuse against his mother, a woman in her 90s who suffers from Alzheimer's disease.  Her son had installed a secret camera in the house to keep an eye on her caretaker, who was shown physically and verbally abusing the patient on film.  

For more information on the story, please read the Times-Tribune article, which can be found here. 

Attorney Doug Stoehr is a personal injury lawyer serving western and central Pennsylvania. He takes cases for older Pennsylvanians who have been abused or neglected.  For more information on his Altoona, PA area practice, please call his office at 814-946-4100 or visit  his website at http://www.stoehrlaw.com.  Attorney Stoehr takes cases in Blair and the seven surrounding counties, including Huntingdon, Fulton, and Bedford counties.

Elderly Attend Victims' Rights Seminar

In many areas across the country, communities are putting together seminars and programs to help teach seniors how to fight back and avoid elder abuse, financial scams, and other crimes that target the elderly.

In one instance, a Michigan area community worked to educate their seniors on how to outsmart potential crooks in their area.  The St. Clair County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office of Victim Rights and the Council on Aging, hosted a seminar for its area seniors on how to combat crime that targets people in their age range.  This seminar was a part of National Crime Victims' Rights Week, and speakers were brought in to talk about elder abuse issues and how to remain vigilant to avoid being abused. A portion of the seminar talked about current financial scams to be aware of, such as those involving handing out your SSN and other personal data. Also, the importance of setting up a will and getting affairs in order can make life much less stressful for seniors and their families.

These seminars can be useful to educate all seniors and those serving seniors in a community.  It would be great to see such seminars occur regularly across the country to decrease the occurrence of elder abuse and financial fraud in the U.S.

Attorney Doug Stoehr is a personal injury lawyer serving western and central Pennsylvania. He takes cases for older Pennsylvanians who have been abused or neglected.  For more information on his Altoona, PA area practice, please call his office at 814-946-4100 or visit  his website at http://www.stoehrlaw.com.  Attorney Stoehr takes cases in Blair and the seven surrounding counties.

1 in 10 Seniors is Abused in the US

Information reported by www.WDAM.com as referenced by the National Center on Elder Abuse, about 10% of America's elderly population is abused or neglected. Additionally, the researchers estimate that about only 1 out of every 24 elder abuse cases is actually reported.  Surprisingly, the some of the most common abusers of elderly people are family members, not paid caregivers.  Some believe that abuse can happen as a result of the stress that emerges from the caregiver as a results of resentment and feeling overwhelmed.

According to the article, it is important to look for common signs of physical abuse, such as bruises and unusual/strained interactions between the caregiver and patient. It is also important to check in with the elderly patient without the caregiver around and ask questions about how the relationship is going from their perspective.

Attorney Doug Stoehr is a personal injury lawyer serving western and central Pennsylvania. He takes cases for older Pennsylvanians who have been abused or neglected.  For more information on his Altoona, PA area practice, please call his office at 814-946-4100 or visit  his website at http://www.stoehrlaw.com.  Attorney Stoehr takes cases in Blair and the seven surrounding counties. 

Pennsylvania Moves to Criminalize Abuse of Elders

The York Dispatch recently ran an article highlighting Pennsylvania's move towards criminalizing acts of elder abuse.  According to the news report, Pennsylvania is currently working on a bill that is proposed to address neglectful, abusive and harassing behavior by caretakers". Spearheaded by Rep. Gingrich of Lebanon County, 
the bill plans to amend the Crimes Code in several areas.  One will expand the definition of neglect to include an offense that results in death. Additionally, it adds a subsection addressing "intentionally or knowingly endangering the welfare of a care dependent person."  According to the article, these new offenses would result in a second-degree misdemeanor, which would mean up to two years in jail and/or a fine of up to $5,000.  If a person becomes a repeat offender, the charge would become a third-degree felony, resulting in up to 7 years in jail potentially paired with a fine of up to $15,000.

Additionally, this bill would also define "caretaker" to include those employed by residential facilities serving those with mental disabilities, as well as adult daily living centers, people who provide at-home care services, and family/friend caregivers.  Currently, the bill passed in the House unanimously and has since moved to the state Senate.  If the Senate also passes the bill, it will move to the governor to approve and become a law.

Attorney Doug Stoehr is a personal injury lawyer serving western and central Pennsylvania.  He takes cases for older Pennsylvanians who have been abused or neglected.  For more information on his Altoona, PA area practice, please call his office at 814-946-4100 or visit his website at http://www.stoehrlaw.com.  Attorney Stoehr takes cases in Blair and the seven surrounding counties.

Ways to Lighten the Financial Load For Elderly Relatives

A recent article by Caring.com spoke about ways to keep loved ones out of nursing homes. Many families who would like to receive help for their relatives are financially strained and cannot afford a nursing home.  For these families, the care of a loved one can cause undue stress and tension.  Caring.com addressed this issue by offering many tips on creative financial ways to help take care of elderly relatives or friends. According to the article, some of the tips include:

• Moving in with someone else who can take care of your relative
• Split caregiving between family and a paid neighbor
• Moving to an area with a cheaper cost-of-living to be able to hire a caregiver
• Consider utilizing adult daycare or companion care
• Use community resources that provide in-home care, such as responsible students or church groups
• Look into potential programs that your relative might be eligible for, such as various Veteran's Affairs benefits
• Research assisted living facilities as well
• Look into Medicaid or PACE benefits

Attorney Doug Stoehr is a personal injury lawyer serving western and central Pennsylvania.  He takes cases for older Pennsylvanians who have been abused or neglected.  For more information on his Altoona, PA area practice, please call his office at 814-946-4100 or visit his website at http://www.stoehrlaw.com.  Attorney Stoehr takes cases in Blair and the seven surrounding counties.

Few New Nursing Homes Are Being Built in PA

Pennsylvania nursing homes have not significantly grown in number in recent years.  According to an article in the The Times-Tribune, a Scranton based news source, the state of Pennsylvania has only licensed one new Medicaid-accepting nursing home in Lackawanna County since the late 1990s.  Additionally, three nursing homes in the same county have closed their doors since the early 2000s. 

The Times-Tribune also spoke with Michael Kelly, the president of a long-term care company in Scranton that owns a personal-care facility and is in the process of building another one.  According to Kelly, it is very difficult to get a nursing home license and build a new facility in Pennsylvania (source: The Times-Tribune).  Since the state of Pennsylvania changed its licensing criteria in the late 1990s, it created more opportunities for home and community-centered care facilities to flourish for senior citizens.  Unfortunately, this same criteria made it difficult for seniors using Medicaid to access nursing homes.

Since the new regulations have been put into effect, it's become difficult to build new nursing homes for Medicaid clients unless the state designates that the facility is necessary to provide services to an affected area.  Considering 65% of nursing home users in the state use Medicaid, some suggest that this has created a large gap in care. There has been virtually no new nursing homes built in the state since 1998, and the average age of a nursing home in the state is about 50 years old.  Since many baby boomers are entering retirement, many are concerned about how the state will be able to serve their needs.

Attorney Doug Stoehr is a personal injury lawyer serving western and central Pennsylvania.  He takes cases for older Pennsylvanians who have been abused or neglected.  For more information on his Altoona, PA area practice, please call his office at 814-946-4100 or visit his website at http://www.stoehrlaw.com.  Attorney Stoehr takes cases in Blair and the seven surrounding counties.

Camp Hill Workers Fight For Residents' Rights

According to The Sentinel,  Camp Hill nursing home workers are fighting for the rights of their residents.  Workers from the Golden Living Center in Camp Hill have been picketing outside the facility to demand quality care for residents and quality jobs for employees.  The employees are represented by a Pennsylvania nursing home union which has over 10,000 members.  This display from the workers is part of a statewide campaign to make the public aware of the decreasing quality of case for nursing home patients, largely due to staffing issues and shortages of necessary supplies.

Some of the workers from the Golden Living Center also attended a protest at the state capitol building in Harrisburg.  The protest was in support of a state senate bill that would make nursing homes more accountable to be appropriately staffed and have sufficient funding.  It was noted in the article that staffing is the number one complaint of Pennsylvania nursing home workers.  In fact, almost 30% of surveyed nursing home workers said that their facilities are never properly staffed.  Nursing homes and other extended care facilities employ nearly 200,000 PA workers.

The Sentinel also reported that "A recent survey conducted by the Service Employees International Union of nursing home workers across the state found that 68 percent reduced living expenses in 2012 — half of which cut back on food allowances. The survey said 12 percent of employees worked more than one job to make ends meet while 11 percent received public assistance, such as food stamps, and 21 percent insured their children through CHIP or Medicaid programs."

Attorney Doug Stoehr is a personal injury lawyer serving western and central Pennsylvania.  He takes claims for elderly people who have been abused or neglected in nursing homes or hospitals.  For more information on his Altoona, PA area practice, please call his firm at 814-946-4100 or visit his website at http://www.stoehrlaw.com. 

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10 holiday warning signs to help elderly loved ones - bocagrandetalk.com | News from Gasparilla Island, Boca Grande - Gasparilla Gazette

Please take a moment to read this article by the Gasparilla Gazette.  This helpful article gives 10 warning signs that elderly people in your family may need assistance where they are living or may be suffering from some type of elder abuse and neglect in their current living situation.  During the holidays, many families are seeing their elderly loved ones for the first time in months and may not have a clear idea of how their day-to-day lives are running.  During this time, it is important to ask questions from their elderly family member and/or other caregivers in order to get a better idea of the current living situation.  It is also important to look for the warning signs mentioned in the article above to see if your loved one needs assistance or a change of living placement.

Attorney Doug Stoehr is a personal injury lawyer serving western and central Pennsylvania that takes claims for elderly people and their families.  These claims may include elder abuse, elder neglect, nursing home abuse or neglect, and hospital abuse or neglect.  If you suspect that any abuse or neglect has happened to an elderly friend or family member due to the fault of their caregiver, it might be time to seek legal counsel.  For more information on Attorney Stoehr's practice, please visit his website at http://www.stoehrlaw.com or call his office at 814-946-4100.

National Residents' Rights Month

The Pennsylvania Department of Aging recently ran a press release proclaiming October as National Residents' Rights Month.  To view the full press release, written on 10/5/2012, please click this link or read below.
HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 5, 2012 --/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Department of Aging is encouraging all Pennsylvanians to recognize the rights of older Pennsylvanians living in long-term care facilities during National Residents Rights Month.
The month long event celebrates the importance of the Nursing Home Reform law of 1987.  The federal law ensures quality of life, care, and dignity, while promoting and protecting the rights of each resident.
"Residents of Pennsylvania's long-term care facilities can feel confident that someone will always advocate on their behalf because of a dedicated network of staff and volunteers of the Long-term Care Ombudsman Program," said Secretary of Aging Brian Duke. "This program ensures that rights of individuals are upheld and empowers them to speak for themselves."  
The Department of Aging partners with the commonwealth's 52 Area Agencies on Aging to provide ombudsman services to long term-care facilities.
Ombudsmen are legally based advocates who work to resolve individual complaints involving long-term care service. They also work to improve the long-term living system for residents and their families.
Residents of long-term care facilities can also become advocates themselves by enrolling in the Pennsylvania Empowered Expert Resident program, or PEER. Individuals in the PEER program develop skills that enable them to advocate for themselves and their fellow residents.
With a network of volunteer ombudsmen and PEERs, long-term care facility residents have access to over 2,000 trained specialists.

Read more here:http://www.sacbee.com/2012/10/05/4885090/pa-department-of-aging-marks-october.html#storylink=cpy

Attorney Doug Stoehr handles nursing home abuse and neglect claims for many area residents in his Altoona, PA practice.  For more information on his firm, please visit his website at http://www.stoehrlaw.com or call his office at 814-946-4100. 

Kansas Elder Abuse Horror Story

The Kansas City Star recently wrote about a horrific case of elder neglect that occurred in the area.   The original article, written on 9/20/2012 by Matt Campbell, may be read by viewing below or clicking on this link.

An Independence man whose dead mother was discovered partially stuck to a reclining chair pleaded guilty today to elder abuse and forgery.Prosecutors had to settle for that after they realized they could not get a conviction for manslaughter.
James Owens, 53, will spend one year in the Jackson County jail.
He had been charged with involuntary manslaughter after his 74-year-old mother, with whom he lived, died last year of an apparent stroke. Her body had been left in the recliner for so long that her legs were fused to the chair and had to be pried from it, according to court documents. Hospital officials discovered a maggot-infested wound around her ankle.
Owens told an investigator with the Missouri Division of Senior and Disability Services that he was his mother’s caretaker and had left her in the chair to comply with her wish to die at her home in the 300 block of North Peck Drive.
Owens initially was charged with forgery for allegedly endorsing his dead mother’s $741 Social Security check. He was subsequently indicted for involuntary manslaughter in her death.
But prosecutors learned that Brown had told other family members days before her death that she had refused medical treatment.
“This testimony prevented the state from proving that the defendant was responsible for her death by failing to provide adequate medical care,” Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker said in a statement released by her office. “This testimony was only recently discovered by prosecutors.”
Late Wednesday afternoon, Owens pleaded guilty to felony forgery and elder abuse in the third degree, a misdemeanor.

Elder abuse is also a common problem among older Pennsylvanians.  Attorney Doug Stoehr handles many elder abuse and neglect claims. For more information on his central Pennsylvania firm, please click here or call his office at 814-946-4100. 

Read more here:http://www.kansascity.com/2012/09/19/3823581/independence-man-pleads-to-elder.html#storylink=cpy

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