Legislation

• Bill Introduced: H.R.3862 Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Transition Act of 2007
  To improve public awareness in the United States among older individuals and their families and caregivers about the impending Digital Television Transition through the establishment of a Federal interagency taskforce between the Federal Communications Commission, the Administration on Aging, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and the outside advice of appropriate members of the aging network and industry groups.
  
  
  (October 14, 2007)
• Bill Introduced: S.2125 Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Television Transition of ...
  A bill to improve public awareness in the United States among older individuals and their families and caregivers about the impending Digital Television Transition through the establishment of a Federal interagency taskforce between the Federal Communications Commission, the Administration on Aging, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and the outside advice of appropriate members of the aging network and industry groups.
  
  
  (September 30, 2007)
• Bill Introduced: H.R.3078 Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007
  To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require screening, including national criminal history background checks, of direct patient access employees of skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, and other long-term care facilities and providers, and to provide for nationwide expansion of the pilot program for national and State background checks on direct patient access employees of long-term care facilities or providers.
  
  
  (July 16, 2007)
• Bill Introduced: S.1577 Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007
  A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require screening, including national criminal history background checks, of direct patient access employees of skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, and other long-term care facilities and providers, and to provide for nationwide expansion of the pilot program for national and State background checks on direct patient access employees of long-term care facilities or providers.
  
  
  (June 5, 2007)
• Bill Introduced: H.R.2105 Elder Abuse Prevention Act
  To prevent the abuse and exploitation of older individuals.
  
  
  (April 30, 2007)

Regulations

Government

• Notice - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
  Aging Administration
  Notice
  Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
  14821 [E8-5514]
  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration on Aging Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension of Certification on Maintenance of Effort for the Title III and Certification of Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program Expenditures AGENCY: Administration on Aging, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Administration on Aging (AoA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under... [read document]
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  (March 17, 2008)
• Notice - Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority
  Aging Administration
  Notice
  Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority,
  1347-1354 [E8-39]
  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration on Aging Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority This notice amends Part B of the Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration on Aging (AoA), as follows: Part B, Administration on Aging (67 FR 36883-36890), as last amended, May 28, 2002. This reorganization of AoA will achieve several important objectives: It will... [read document]
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  (January 7, 2008)
• Notice - Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc. ...
  Aging Administration
  Notice
  Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
  Older Americans Act-
  Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Native American Caregiver Support Programs,
  60021-60022 [E7-20837]
  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration on Aging Notice of Availability Purpose of Notice: Availability of funding opportunity announcement. Funding Opportunity Title/Program Name: Older Americans Act (OAA), Title VI, Part A--Grants for Native Americans, Part B--Grants for Native Hawaiian Programs and Part C--Grants for the Native American Caregiver Support Program. Announcement Type: This is the initial announcement for this funding opportunity. Funding Opportunity Number:... [read document]
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  (October 22, 2007)
• Notice - Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
  Aging Administration
  Notice
  Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
  45818 [E7-15958]
  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration on Aging Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Extension of Supplemental Form to the Financial Status Report for all AoA Title III Grantees AGENCY: Administration on Aging, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Administration on Aging (AoA) is announcing that the proposed collection of information listed below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance... [read document]
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  (August 14, 2007)
• Notice - Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
  Aging Administration
  Notice
  Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
  45249 [E7-15820]
  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration on Aging Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Fourth National Study of Older Americans Act Recipients AGENCY: Administration on Aging, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Administration on Aging (AoA) is announcing that the proposed collection of information listed below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork ReductionAct of... [read document]
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  (August 12, 2007)

Articles

• The Ethics of Tax Evasion: An Empirical Study of New Zealand Opinion
  Working Paper Robert W. McGee and Ranjana Gupta Florida International University - School of Accounting and Auckland University of Technology Date Posted: May 9, 2008 Last Revised: May 11, 2008
  (May 10, 2008)
• Cheating on Taxes: A Comparative Study of Opinion in Six Latin American Countries and the USA
  Robert W. McGee and Wendy Gelman Florida International University - School of Accounting and Affiliation Unknown Date Posted: May 9, 2008 Last Revised: May 9, 2008
  (May 8, 2008)
• Cheating on Taxes: A Comparative Study of Tax Evasion Ethics of 15 Transition Economies and 2 ...
  Robert W. McGee Florida International University - School of Accounting Date Posted: May 9, 2008 Last Revised: May 9, 2008
  (May 8, 2008)
• Health Expenditures, Longevity and Growth
  Brigitte Dormont , Joaquim Oliveira Martins , Florian Pelgrin and Marc Suhrcke Independent , Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) - Economics Department (ECO) , HEC Lausanne and World Health Organization - European Office for Investment & Development Date Posted: May 8, 2008 Last Revised: May 8, 2008
  (May 7, 2008)
• State Implementation of the Optional Provisions of the Deficit Reduction Act
  Marquette Elder's Advisor, Vol. 9, p. 63, 2007 Julia Belian University of Missouri at Kansas City - School of Law Date Posted: May 7, 2008 Last Revised: May 7, 2008
  (May 6, 2008)

News

• Provincial funds will help ensure safety of elderly
  Brantford Expositor, Canada - 14 hours ago
  The Ontario government has provided $209000 to the Ontario Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse and it, in turn, is passing funds to the Victim ...
  
  (May 11, 2008)
• Government moves to stop elder abuse; Investing in programs for ...
  The Barrie Examiner, Canada - May 10, 2008
  The provincial government is taking action to ensure the safety and well-being of Barrie's seniors by investing in programs to prevent elder abuse. ...
  
  (May 9, 2008)
• Elder Law: Tax law changes of interest to seniors
  The News-Press, FL - May 10, 2008
  Many seniors elect to take early Social Security benefits. If you elect to take benefits when you reach 62, and later realize that the election will mean ...
  
  (May 9, 2008)
• Advocate targets insurers; High deductibles for senior drivers ...
  Orillia Packet & Times, Canada - May 8, 2008
  "It's an- other form of elder abuse," she said Wed- nesday from her Orillia home. "(The courts) only offer about $50000, and about $30000 of that goes to ...
  
  (May 7, 2008)
• Elder abuse haven set up in Capital Region
  WXXA, NY - May 8, 2008
  A new program to help elder abuse victims has been established for people in Albany and Schenectady Counties. It's a problem few people talk about, ...
  Abused elderly have a place to turn Albany Times Union
  all 3 news articles
  
  (May 7, 2008)

Blog Posts

• Cremation Society Settlement
  
  (May 8, 2008)
• Not elder law: Genenic code of world's oldest mammal revealed
  Scientists have deciphered the genetic blueprint of the duck-billed platypus, one of the oddest creatures on Earth. The animal comes from an early branch of the mammal family, and like mammals it is covered in fur and produces milk. However,...
  (May 7, 2008)
• May is "Older Americans" Month!
  This is a friendly reminder that May is "Older Americans" Month and Senior Citizens Day falls on May 20th this year. Of course, we should celebrate the enormous contributions provided by our seniors on a daily basis, but let's try...
  (May 7, 2008)
• Dying in the Civil War
  
  (May 7, 2008)
• Elder Neglect: Dehydration in the Nursing Home
  Dehydration in the nursing home can lead to significant complications, including death. If the human body is deprived of necessary fluids, several symptoms may appear, including an increased heart rate, decreased sweating, decreased urination, extreme fatigue, headaches, cramps, and tingling of the limbs. The causes of dehydration are several. The most common is vomiting, diarrhea, malnutrition, or the simple failure to replenish the body with the liquids that are lost from sweating and...
  (May 7, 2008)