Blunham conmen: Third man jailed for tricking pensioner
‘A third man has been jailed, for four-and-a-half years, for conning an 84-year-old woman with dementia out of her £73,500 life savings.’
BBC News, 23rd April 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: elderly
Spoiling the Broth – NearlyLegal
‘Blake and others v LB Waltham Forest [2014] EWHC 1027 (Admin) is a judicial review challenge to the local authority’s decision to terminate a licence held by Christian Kitchen (the 3rd Claimant) to operate its soup kitchen out of the Mission Grove Car Park, Walthamstow, London, E17.’
NearlyLegal, 13th April 2014
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Paul Schmidt jailed for neglecting elderly mother – BBC News
‘A man has been jailed for 20 months for neglecting his elderly mother and defrauding her of thousands of pounds.’
BBC News, 7th April 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Elderly ‘suffer in silence’ under NHS care, says watchdog – Daily Telegraph
‘Dame Julie Mellor, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, said elderly can be too frightened or polite to complain about inadequate care.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th April 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Cocaine addict burglar jailed for life for killing defenceless War veteran in his bed – Daily Telegraph
‘A burglar who attacked an 87-year-old World War Two veteran in his bed has been jailed for a minimum of 18-years after being found guilty of murder. Widower Frank Worsley, who served with the Royal Navy in the Far East, was “repeatedly beaten” about the face by cocaine user Daniel Crompton, 24.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th March 2014
Source: www.teelgraph.co.uk
Gardener took £200,000 from woman of 89 – Daily Telegraph
‘A handyman who took hundreds of thousands of pounds from a wealthy widow with dementia after gaining power of attorney must not be named, a court rules.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th March 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Vulnerable people ‘being kept prisoner in care homes’ – The Guardian
‘Tens of thousands of the most vulnerable patients are effectively being kept prisoner in care homes and hospitals through misuse of mental health laws, a damning House of Lords investigation has found.’
The Guardian, 13th March 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Carer disguised herself as 81-year-old Alzheimer’s sufferer to steal £22,000 from pensioner – Daily Telegraph
‘A carer tried to disguise herself as an 81-year-old Alzheimer’s sufferer in a bid to steal £22,000 from a pensioner’s bank account.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th March 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Chorley’s Angels’ gang leader who exploited elderly men with offers of sexual favours is jailed – Daily Telegraph
‘Rebecca Reeves, 34, was the head of a group of five women who targeted the elderly in the Lancashire town of Chorley.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th March 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Magistrate numbers in England and Wales fall by 1,837 – BBC News
‘The number of magistrates in England and Wales fell by 1,837 last year, new figures have revealed.’
BBC News, 27th February 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge orders fresh decision over property and care home fee payment – Local Government Lawyer
‘A claimant has successfully challenged a council’s decision to uphold its reversal of a previous decision to disregard a property owned by her mother in calculating the mother’s ability to pay care home fees.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th February 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Regina (Walford) v Worcestershire County Council and another – WLR Daily
‘Whilst a “home” in paragraph 2(1)(b) of Schedule 4 to the National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Regulations 1992 was to be read as the only or main home it also denoted a place to which a person had a degree of both physical and emotional attachment.’
WLR Daily, 10th February 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Care fees ruling: the implications for other families – Daily Telegraph
‘Worcestershire County Council has lost a court battle over its attempt to sell a woman’s home to pay for care.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th February 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Essex council sells elderly man’s £24,000 Pissarro painting to pay towards his care home fees – The Independent
‘A painting belonging to an elderly man has been sold for £24,000 to help pay for his care home fees, a council said.’
The Independent, 17th January 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Hillcroft nursing home care workers jailed for abusing elderly residents – The Guardian
‘Three nursing home staff have been jailed and a fourth given a community sentence for tormenting and abusing elderly residents with dementia, actions described by the trial judge as “gratuitous sport at the expense of vulnerable victims”.’
The Guardian, 10th January 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Parkside Nursing Home deaths: Police to review evidence – BBC News
‘Police are to review evidence given at a tribunal after five “severely” neglected patients died in two weeks at a Northampton home.’
BBC News, 9th January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Solicitor jailed after stealing £2m from his clients and their families – Daily Telegraph
‘The victims of a corrupt solicitor and former Coroner who stole from their loved ones’ estates have been left asking how he managed to get away with it for so long.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th December 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
CQC report says hospital care has not improved since Mid Staffs scandal – The Guardian
‘Hospitals have made no improvement in patient safety or treating the ill with dignity and respect despite the concerns triggered by the Mid Staffordshire scandal, according to the independent healthcare regulator. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) also found no improvement in hospitals monitoring and assessment of the quality of care they are providing.’
The Guardian, 21st November 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government response to the Justice Committee’s Fifth Report of Session 2013–14 – Older Prisoners – Ministry of Justice
“Today the Government has published its response to the Justice Select Committee’s Fifth Report of Session 2013–14, entitled Older Prisoners.”
Ministry of Justice, 12th November 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
