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CEJC News
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CEJC Policy Updates
CEJC is a co-sponsor or actively engaged in the following initiatives. Until the final outcomes are available, follow us on Twitter at @elderjusticecal for updates. ◦ Home Safe Included in the State Budget Spearheaded by the County Welfare Directors Association and co-sponsored by CEJC and the California Commission on Aging, this budget allocation will provide $1 million each to 15 APS programs in the state to pilot elder homelessness prevention programs. ◦ Update: SB 1320: Victim Confidentiality (Stern): Co-sponsored by CEJC, this bill allows victims of elder or dependent adult abuse to be eligible for the California Address Confidentiality Program known as Safe at Home. The program gives participants a confidential, substitute address they can use to receive mail. Other bills we're watching closely or supporting/opposing:
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National News
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Final Rule on SNF Binding Arbitration Ban on Hold
In fall 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) issued a new rule barring federally funded nursing homes from requiring residents to sign arbitration agreements (essentially giving up their right to sue for abuse and neglect). In 2017, under the current administration, CMS proposed a new rule, rolling back the ban and allowing nursing homes to require residents to sign the agreements. The Spring 2018 Unified Agenda for regulations indicates that the rule overturning the ban has been postponed. However, the ban is still not in effect due to a legal decision that blocked it from being enforced. For more on this and other issues we're watching go to "Under the Radar." |
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Senior $afe Act Passes
The Senior $afe Act, sponsored by Sens. Susan Collins and Claire McCaskill and Rep. Kyrsten Sinema in the House, has been signed into law by the President. This Act both encourages banks, credit unions, investment advisors, broker-dealers, insurance companies and insurance agencies to report suspected senior financial fraud and further protects the institutions from being sued for making reports so long as they have trained their employees and make reports in good faith and on a reasonable basis to the proper authorities. |
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The Road to Elder Justice WEAAD Virtual Art Gallery
As a follow-up to the Elder Justice Roadmap, an Elder Justice Roadmap Steering Committee was created to promote the plan. This has included the creation of a WEAAD Virtual Art Gallery. The Committee invites submissions that reflect the following themes: equality and justice, respect, empowerment, connections, engagement, community, and happiness. |
California News
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CALOES Prepares to Release New RFPs for Elder Abuse Programs
California's Office of Emergency Services (CALOES) is preparing to release new requests for proposals for its 2018-19 Elder Abuse Program in the next few weeks. They will also be rereleasing RFP's for their Specialized Emergency Housing Program. For updates, follow us on Twitter at @elderjusticecal. |
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CDSS Hosts California Elder Justice Month Activities
California's Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse Awareness Month "Kick Off" event, hosted by the California Department of Social Services, took place on June 7. The featured speaker was California Assemblymember Ash Kalra, who chairs the Assembly Aging and Long Term Care Committee. Leaders and innovators from across the state gave short, poignant "Ted-Talk-like" presentations on innovations. A highlight was the presentation of awards to the winners of a multi-media contest, which included videos, photos, poetry, and public service announcements. Chico’s Pleasant Valley High School’s media arts students, who received multiple awards, appeared on Action News (NBC & CBS) and KRCR (ABC). |
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State Budget Lacks Vision on Aging
On May 11, 2018, Governor Brown released the May Revision of the 2018-2019 budget. While it includes a significant increase in revenues and modest program investments for older adults and people with disabilities, the state still has no overarching master strategy to meet the needs of an aging California. |
Reports
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New BBB Study on Lottery/Sweepstakes Fraud
Two-thirds of lottery and sweepstakes fraud victims are over age 60, and three-fourths of the money lost in scams that goes to Jamaica is from people over 70. Those are among the sobering findings of a newly released report by the Better Business Bureau. The report is authored by Steve Baker, editor of the Baker Report, who also authored CEJC's blog post Awash in a Sea of Fraud: No Guns, No Action and will be featured during the upcoming webinar International Financial Crime: How Do We Turn the Tide and Help Older Victims?. The report found that nearly 500,000 people reported this fraud to enforcement agencies in the U.S. and Canada over the last three years. Reported losses in 2017 alone totaled $117 million. For more, click here. |
New Resources
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New Resource for Banks and Adult Protective Services
The American Bankers Association Foundation has just published an excellent new resource for banks, which strongly encourages them to cooperate with Adult Protective Services (APS) and with law enforcement on elder financial exploitation cases. The publication points out that the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act permits banks to share personal bank records in order to protect against fraud. To view the publication: "Protecting Seniors: A Bank Resource Guide for Partnering with Law Enforcement and Adult Protective Services" click here. |
Visit our July/August News & Updates pages for more, including the following additional articles:
CEJC News
CEJC News
- Webinars
- New Blog Post: Unpacking Undue Influence
- CALOES Prepares to Release New RFPs for Elder Abuse Programs
- State Budget Lacks Vision on Aging
- California Voters Want a Master Aging Plan: Most Would Even Pay
- "Left To Suffer" Series Earns Top Award
- Stan Lee, Creator Marvel's Superheroes, is Allegedly Victim of Elder Abuse and Undue Influence
- Reframe Your Elder Justice Message
- NCLER Releases Training Curricula for 2018
- Tribal Elder Protection Team Toolkit
- TTAC Offers Training on Program Evaluation