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Moms More Likely Than Dads to Pass Alzheimer’s to Kids, Study Shows

by Mary Beth Sammons 
Mar 1st 2011 12:45PM

First, moms were blamed for the baldness gene. Now, Mommy Dearest is getting the bad rap for putting kids at risk for Alzheimer’s disease.

Research has already shown that people with a family history of Alzheimer’s disease are four to 10 times more likely to contract the condition. But a new study provides evidence that the chances of getting Alzheimer’s are worse if your mother, rather than your father, had it, the Los Angeles Times reports.

The findings, reported in the journal Neurology, however, don’t mean children of mothers with Alzheimer’s disease will develop the condition, Jeffrey Burns, director of the University of Kansas Medical Center’s Alzheimer’s and Memory Program, which conducted the study, tells the Wall Street Journal.

“It’s not clear on an individual basis how much this risk applies,” he tells the newspaper.

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‘The Talk’ With Mom and Dad

FEBRUARY 23, 2011             By SUE SHELLENBARGER

 …It’s an agonizing discussion for adult children: whether elderly parents can no longer live on their own. Some 42% of adults between ages 45 and 65 cite the topic as the most difficult one to discuss with their parents, according to a 2006 survey of 1,000 people by Home Instead Inc., an Omaha, Neb., provider of in-home care. And 31% said their biggest communication obstacle is getting stuck in the parent-child roles of the past.

“We take on old family roles,” says Paula Spencer, a senior editor at Caring.com, a caregiving website, and a speaker on elder-care issues. “We don’t want to rock the boat. We’re concerned about parents’ privacy, worried about the consequences, thinking, ‘Maybe Dad will hate me if I move him to assisted living.’ “…

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Please Help Me, My Mother Needs A Shower & I Don’t Know What to Do!

The call came in at 7:30 PM on a Friday evening.  John said “My mother is visiting for the weekend, and she soiled herself.  I need your help desperately!  She needs a shower and I don’t know what I am going to do, can you please help me.”  John had gone through a long list of Home Care Companies.  John was getting know where, every company he called had a minimum of six to eight hours of care.  John was very surprised when one of the companies he called said sorry we can’t help you, but try calling Always Best Care of Kane County.  John called us and we were able to send our community liaison  to their home to do an assessment on his mother and had a caregiver at their residence within the next couple of hours.  John was so relieved and surprised that we were able to respond so quickly.  John said that he could not be happier with the service we provided for his mother. 

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Elder Financial Abuse – What Are the Signs?

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Sandra L. Smith

01/28/2011 01:52:00 PM EST

An article by The Edcomm Group describes efforts to educate financial institutions on the role they can play in stopping financial abuse of the elderly. According to the National Center on Elder Abuse, elder financial abuse plagues over two million Americans each year, and it is the number one crime committed against persons age 65 and older. If this abuse continues, this situation will grow significantly as the baby boomer generation ages.

According to Linda Eagle, Ph.D., President of The Edcomm Group, “Just as doctors are often the first to spot the signs of physical abuse, front line bank personnel have the best perspective from which to spot elder financial abuse.” In response to this growing problem, many states have enacted legislation requiring employees at financial institutions to report all suspected cases of elder financial abuse.

According to Dr. Eagle, the following are the top ten signs of which financial institutions should be aware to detect possible elder financial abuse. Seniors and caregivers should also be on the lookout for these signs:

1. Sudden changes in a senior’s bank account or banking practices.
2. Uncharacteristic and unexplained withdrawals of large sums of money by a senior or someone acting under a senior’s power of attorney.
3. Large credit card transactions or checks written to unusual recipients, like salespersons, telemarketers, or “cash.”
4. Abrupt changes in a senior’s will or other financial or estate planning documents; the transfer of a senior’s assets to a family member or acquaintance without a reasonable explanation.
5. Complaints of stolen or misplaced credit cards, valuables, checkbooks, or checks from the Social Security Administration, pensions or annuities.
6. Seniors who appear nervous when accompanied by another individual, or who give far-fetched explanations of why they need money.
7. Sudden increases in debt or inexplicable credit card transactions.
8. A person accompanying a senior who bullies the senior into making a withdrawal, or who does not allow the senior to speak for him or herself.
9. New signatories added to a senior’s account or newly formed joint accounts between a senior and another individual.
10. Possible forged signatures on financial transactions, documents for transfer of assets, or new applications for items like credit cards.

Dr. Eagle also advises, “It’s in the best interest of banks across the country to take an active role in training their employees now because more and more states will likely pass legislation in the near future. Banks that take a proactive role now to train their employees to spot and report elder financial abuse, send a positive message to seniors in the community that ‘our bank is safe and is looking out for your best interests.’”

Virginia Code section 63.2-1606(C) provides that financial institution staff members may voluntarily report suspected financial exploitation. This section states that a financial institution staff member who suspects that an adult has been exploited financially may report the suspected exploitation to the local department of social services of the county or city where the adult resides, or where the exploitation is believed to have occurred, or to the adult protective services hotline. For purposes of this section, a financial institution staff member means any employee of a bank, savings institution, credit union, securities firm, accounting firm, or insurance company.

Oast & Hook advises it clients to be aware of these red flags and to contact an elder law attorney if they suspect financial abuse.