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Toronto -
A 72-year-old woman is dead and a 91-year-old woman was taken to hospital after an altercation at a retirement home in Toronto. Police took a 72-year-old man into custody.
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Watsonville -
Two people, including a licensed physical therapist in the Monterey County area, have been convicted of misdemeanor elder abuse of a 94-year-old man.
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Spartanburg -
When Jesse Beam's grandmother said something to him, he thought she called him a chicken. So he went after her, chasing the senior when she tried to leave the house, and viciously injured her.
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San Jose -
People in the San Jose, California courtroom were shocked when the jury returned with not guilty verdicts. William Lynch, 44, had taken the stand and admitted beating retired priest Jerold Lindner, 67, in 2010.
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Scarborough -
A woman was taken to hospital Wednesday after being found in a non-insulated garage at a home in the McCowan Road/Finch Avenue East area of Toronto.
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It is a problem that affects as many as one in 10 seniors, but many people still find it difficult to talk about elder abuse. Ontario is full of resources to address this "silent crime."
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Seniors living in nursing homes are at risk for abuses when it comes to medicine. When a patient has been over medicated the effects can be debilitating.
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George Brim, 90, was found dead and his wife, 85-year-old Shirley Brim, was hospitalized three days ago at Discovery Bay in Contra Costa County in California. Investigators suspect abuse, an example of a growing problem.
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Carol Ann Maneke was the guardian for her 87-year-old father. After being rescued by police and social workers he died one week later in a hospital. His death was from malnutrition-related weakness.
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As baby boomers age, more and more of them are concerned about their futures. With life expectancy increasing the focus is now on the treatment of the elderly. Elder abuse is considered a serious national problem both in the United States and Canada.
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