Showing posts with label pressure ulcer. Show all posts
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01 August 2014

Robert Stella, elder abuse case update


Restraining order filed against alleged perpetrator

By Pat Sherman
A civil court judge has granted a five-year restraining order against Victoria Turner, the woman accused of abusing 91-year-old La Jolla resident Robert Stella.
As reported in La Jolla Light in March, Stella was removed from his home on Avenida de las Pescas, which the family alleges estranged wife Turner filled with trash, clutter and stray animals — including a dead cat animal control found in the bathroom and a Chihuahua found in the freezer.
The family claims Turner denied Stella food and water, and at times tied him to the bed. Turner later donned a disguise to sneak into the residential care facility where Stella was on the mend. Surveillance cameras captured her attempting to have Stella sign what appeared to be legal documents.
Read the article: 
Background

Elder Abuse Case, Specialized Unit Is Investigating


Officials are investigating allegations of elder abuse and animal neglect going on behind the front gates of a million-dollar home in an exclusive San Diego community.

New Twist, Abuser Helluva Bold


New twists are coming to light in the investigation of suspected animal neglect and elder abuse at a million-dollar La Jolla home.

Investigation continues, 90-year-old Robert Stella of La Jolla, alleged victim


Stella’s granddaughter, Emily Criscuolo, said that when the family had Stella removed from his home in February and transferred to a local senior care facility, he was disoriented, malnourished and dehydrated with severe bedsores. 

Abuser dons disquise, update on Robert Stella


Elder Abuse Suspect Dons Disguise to Get Close to Victim


Caught on camera: Estranged wife of elderly La Jolla resident was armed with a pen and legal docs, family said.


29 July 2014

52 pound man


Girlfriend, niece charged with elder abuse after police find 52 pound man

FLINT -- Genesee County Sheriff Robert Pickell is investigating what he is calling "one of the worst cases of elder abuse" he has seen in Flint.
According to Pickell, 67-year-old Albert Franklin was taken to the hospital back on July 14th, weighing just 52 pounds.
Upon his arrival at a local hospital, doctors discovered Franklin was in septic shock and called police.

25 June 2014

Casey Kasem’s Unintended Legacy:


Casey Kasem’s Unintended Legacy: A Reminder of the Scourge of Elder Abuse

Perhaps now is the time to honor Kasem with activism on the issue of elder abuse. Miriam Becker-Cohen, a researcher at the Urban Institute, raises the issue of whether Kasem’s death at the age of 82, attributed to sepsis from an ulcerated bedsore, might have been related to elder abuse. Becker-Cohen acknowledges that there is no definitive evidence. However, Kasem, who suffered from dementia, was caught in a battle between his second wife and the children of his first wife regarding who would care for him and how as his health failed.
The press coverage of Kasem’s last days focused on the salacious family drama, but may have been instructive about the more important issue of elder abuse. Several nonprofits offer a variety of programs and services addressing the needs of the elderly, notably the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) among others. Often the public debate around senior issues focuses on Social Security and Medicare, but the topic of elder abuse isn’t often on the agenda.
Read the entire article here.

05 June 2014

Killing, Excrement, two news stories about elder abuse


 The murder of 65-year-old Kathleen Wilkinson, who was choked to death allegedly at the hands of her husband, is the second Saratoga County homicide in less than a year that was tied to elder abuse. The first was a murder-suicide on Saratoga Lake.
http://www.saratogian.com/general-news/20140603/killing-highlights-issue-of-elder-abuse


A Conyers man was charged with elder abuse after his elderly parents were found living in their own excrement, with open sores on their body, surrounded by rotting food.

On Friday, around 6 p.m., Rockdale County Sheriff's Office deputies, as well as a crisis team supported by the state Department of Behavioral Health and Disabilities, were called out to 2618 Union Church Road, the home of a 78-year-old woman and her 71-year-old husband.

25 March 2014

Investigation continues, 90-year-old Robert Stella of La Jolla, alleged victim
















Robert Stella. Courtesy photos

Stella’s granddaughter, Emily Criscuolo, said that when the family had Stella removed from his home in February and transferred to a local senior care facility, he was disoriented, malnourished and dehydrated with severe bedsores. They allege the woman routinely tied him to his bed and locked him in his room without food or water.

SDPD Media Relations Lt. Kevin Mayer said police are investigating charges of financial abuse and neglect (a form of elder abuse). 

















The disturbing conditions inside the home of Robert Stella (pictured) at the time he was taken to a residential care facility last month.

Too much for us, read the entire article:
http://www.lajollalight.com/2014/03/25/investigation-into-alleged-la-jolla-elder-abuse-continues/

Elder Abuse Victim's daughter charged with murder


Linda Raye, 58, faces murder and elder abuse charges in the 2012 death of her mother. Raye was the paid in-home caregiver for her mother.

A 58-year-old woman has been charged with murder and elder abuse
in the 2012 death of her 85-year-old mother.

Riverside Police arrested Linda Raye Thursday after an extensive
investigation into her mother’s death. Raye was the paid in-home 
caregiver for her mother, who died as a result of severely infected 
open wounds.



Let's review: Stage III - Stage IV Pressure Ulcer  [Mr. Thelsey L. Fuller had four]


Robert L. Fuller & Doris A. Fuller aka Doris Fuller Stewart have not been charged, nor have they been held accountable.

No attorney or Trust Administrator has filed an Order to Show Cause in order to hold the abusers accountable for violating the Court's Orders - repay in excess of $235,000.00 turn over Trust assets i.e. 8625 S. 12th Ave.

Fair market rent for said real estate is $1,800.00 dollars per month, the Court's decision was rendered in January 2012. The actions of the abusers have caused the Trust to lose in excess of  $46,800.00 because they decided that Ijnanya could live in the home rent free instead of obeying the orders of the Honorable Judge Marvin M. Lager.

*One of the Trust assets is currently pending approval of sale by the Court for below fair market value in order to satisfy attorney demands for payment of fees. 1916 N. Belhaven Ave.


Case Number:  BP122665
FULLER, THELSEY L. - TRUST
Future Hearings

04/03/2014 at 08:30 am in department 11 at 111 North Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012

TRUST - OTHER (PETN TO HAVE PROPOSED ACTION TAKEN AS PROPOSED (SALE OF REAL PROPERTY))


http://www.lasuperiorcourt.org/civilcasesummarynet/ui/casesummary.aspx?


21 March 2014

Day in, day out - most abusers get away

RIVERSIDE  A 58-year-old San Bernardino woman was charged Thursday with murder and elder abuse in the death of her 85-year-old mother, for whom she was the paid in-home caregiver.
On Nov. 28, 2012 Linda Maureen Raye’s mother was taken by ambulance to Riverside Community Hospital after being found unresponsive, according to a news release from the Riverside Police Department.
The victim was treated for septic shock, believed to be the result of severely infected open wounds, the release stated. She later died.
Read more: Daughter Charged With Elder Abuse, Murder in 85-Year-Old Mother’s Death

See also: Let's Review Mr. Thelsey L. Fuller's Pressure Ulcers



CARMICHAEL (CBS13) — The Sacramento County District Attorney has dropped charges against a local stripper accused of elderly abuse.
Sabrina Kohler and Joseph Michael Dormishev were arrested in Sacramento on Monday. Both were charged with abusing an elderly man in Dormishev’s care.
Investigators said the 84-year-old man was denied food, water, and forced to live in his own filth in a Carmichael home.
Detectives say the man managed to activate a medical alert button after sitting an entire day in his own feces. The responding fire department called police, who arrested Kohler and Dormishev.
Read more: District Attorney Drops Charges Against Stripper Accused Of Elder Abuse

LINCOLN COUNTY  Brian Robinson's 70-year-old mother used to have a little red Ford Mustang, a townhouse and a retirement account.
Now, Deputy Lancaster County Attorney Ryan Mick said, the car is sold. The townhouse, too. And she worries about how she'll afford retirement.
Mick said Robinson and his now ex-wife, Carla Robinson of Benkelman, used his mother "basically as a piggy bank" after she gave them her power of attorney. In two years, they spent more than $150,000 of her money, buying a motorcycle, tanning and cosmetic surgery, even settling their divorce.
See also: Follow the $$$

10 March 2014

Elder Abuse Case, Specialized Unit Is Investigating


Officials are investigating allegations of elder abuse and animal neglect going on behind the front gates of a million-dollar home in an exclusive San Diego community.

The victim's family said 90-year-old Robert Stella was kept a virtual prisoner by his caretaker, who befriended him more than 10 years ago. Police said the woman claimed to be Stella's wife.

There is extreme clutter in the front yard of the home along Avenida de las Pescas in La Jolla and neighbors say conditions inside the home are unlivable.

Family members of the homeowner called San Diego police officers and animal control officers last week after Stella was found propped up in his wheelchair on the driveway.


Read the article: http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Elder-Abuse-La-Jolla-Avenida-Pescas-Animal-Abuse-San-Diego-Stella-249035761.html


Watch the video.


18 December 2013

A holiday lesson: One young N.J. athlete's devotion to his sick mother


Over the past few months, with little feeling from the waist down and barely able to move, she developed potentially fatal bedsores. The wound on her sacral bone — the "butt bone" — is diagnosed as stage four, the most severe. She has more sores on her legs and hips.

Vitale, her doctor, says Vaida’s greatest danger is developing an infection. That means Quai’s most important job as her primary caregiver — cleaning and bandaging the wounds twice a day — is most crucial to Vaida’s survival.

"You can’t underestimate what taking care of those ulcers is doing for her," Vitale says. "Some people pass out by the smell. They pay nurses big money to do stuff like that."
quai-vaida-hands.JPGMother and son have an unbreakable connection: "God gave me a wonderful angel," Vaida Jefferson says. "œShe'™s truly my heart, my rock, my stone," Quai says. "Like, that'™s all I have." 

The sores look like craters in her flesh, Quai says, with exposed bone, muscle and tissue. Wearing gloves and holding his breath, he removes the old dressings, gently cleans the wounds, applies prescription ointment and bandages them.

"You wouldn’t wish that upon your worst enemy," Quai says. "To see a loved one have to go through that is just dreadful."

Read the full article here:
http://www.nj.com/hssports/blog/football/index.ssf/2013/11/a_holiday_lesson_one_nj_young_athletes_devotion_to_his_sick_mother.html

A fundraising effort has begun on FundRazr.com to help Vaida Jefferson purchase a Clinitron bed, which can help reduce bedsores. You can get more information here.



10 March 2013

Grandmother Found Dead With Maggots In Hair


A South Side woman has been charged with elderly neglect after her malnourished, bedridden (90-year-old) grandmother was discovered dead with maggots in her hair, bed sores, skin ulcers and chemical burns caused by lying in her own urine.

An autopsy conducted by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office revealed that Cotton died of hypertension, arteriosclerosis and “elder neglect.”

Falls, 40, had power of attorney over Cotton’s matters and routinely cashed the elderly woman’s monthly disability checks...

Read more:
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2013/03/07/grandmother-found-dead-with-maggots-in-hair-was-victim-of-elder-abuse-prosecutors/

SEE ALSO:
http://benamarine.blogspot.com/2011/08/stage-iii-stage-iv-pressure-ulcer.html

http://benamarine.blogspot.com/2012/08/case-no-bp-135381-objection-to-petition.html


05 March 2013

87 year-old Woman dies, retirement home nurse refuses to give her CPR


'Is there anybody willing to help this lady and not let her die?': Woman dies after retirement home nurse refuses to give her CPR, saying it was 'against the home's rules'

87-year-old Lorraine Bayless had collapsed at the Glenwood Gardens retirement home and was barely breathing when the 911 call was made

A woman has died after a Californian retirement home nurse refused to give her CPR as it was “against the rules”.

An audio tape of a 911 call placed by the nurse has been released to the media, on which operator/dispatcher Tracey Halverson can be heard pleading with her to perform CPR on 87-year-old Lorraine Bayless, who had collapsed at the home and was barely breathing.

The nurse can be heard refusing to perform the emergency procedure several times, saying it was against the Bakersfield-based home’s rules to intervene and adding that she was under orders simply to await the arrival of emergency medical personnel.

Ms Halverson goes on to ask the nurse if another resident, gardener or anybody else not directly employed by the home could take the phone and listen to instructions on how to perform CPR.

She was told nobody was available.

Read more here:  Is there anybody willing to help?

Mr. Thelsey L. Fuller was under "No Others Can Contact" & "Do Not Resuscitate" orders, his abusers also refused him medical treatment for his bed sores as well.

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02 March 2013

Family Seeks Millions


Family seeks millions in Emeritus elder abuse trial



The plaintiffs' lawyer asked a jury Friday to award $3 million to $5 million for pain and suffering to the family of a woman who, they claim, incurred bedsores in an Auburn assisted living facility that contributed to her death.
Attorney Lesley Ann Clement said that Joan Boice, 82, "suffered from the neglect" of Emeritus at Emerald Hills for the 156 days she lived there before she was transferred to a nearby nursing home where she died in February 2009.
Boice's family charged in the wrongful death and elder abuse lawsuit against Seattle-based Emeritus, the largest assisted living facility in the United States, that the company's drive for profits has resulted in an understaffed, undertrained workforce that was not prepared to care for the woman.
"She wasn't just their mother," Clement told the Sacramento Superior Court jury. "She represents everyone's mother."
Read more here: 
http://www.sacbee.com/2013/03/01/5229114/sacto-911-family-seeks-millions.html

Let's Review Mr. Thelsey L. Fuller's Pressure Ulcers






01 March 2013

30 Years in Prison


Ga. woman sentenced in elder abuse, fraud case


 — A DeKalb County woman has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for crimes against the elderly.
Bobbie Ward was sentenced Monday after being found guilty of abusing six disabled, elderly people over a five-year period. Ward was charged with neglect, exploitation, false imprisonment, forgery and 13 counts of identity fraud.
DeKalb County District Attorney's officials say Ward took elderly people into her home, malnourished them and allowed them to live in squalid conditions.
Authorities say Ward took money from the victims' bank accounts and signed their names on government checks without their permission.


Read more here: http://www.macon.com/2013/02/25/2370953/ga-woman-sentenced-in-elder-abuse.html#storylink=cpy

10 February 2013

Elder Abuse — Society’s Hushed Secret


Jerry Davich: Elder abuse — society’s hushed secret

The frail 65-year-old woman cowered in a corner of a bedroom. Her lips quivered. Her eyes welled with tears.

When Portage police arrived at her home last Sunday night, she was noticeably frightened and intimidated by the other person in the bedroom.

It wasn’t a thief.

It wasn’t a rapist.

It wasn’t even a stranger.
It was her 38-year-old daughter...
When we first reported our concerns to the authorities, Mr. & Mrs. Thelsey L. Fuller were still alive.
FBI Letter -- Re: Thelsey L. Fuller

The abusers have thus far gotten away with their crimes, how sad.


27 January 2013

Honorable Leroy D. Baca, Sheriff. L. A. County


CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT
70083230000172782811

14 February 2011

Honorable Leroy D. Baca, Sheriff
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
4700 Ramona Blvd.
Monterey Park, CA 91754-2156

Re: ELDER ABUSE, FINANCIAL ELDER ABUSE

Honorable Sheriff Baca,

I am writing to you in hopes that someone will explain to the family of Mr. and Mrs. Thelsey L. Fuller as to why the L. A. County Sherriff’s Department refuses to investigate a blatant case of elder abuse, financial elder abuse.

I initially contacted the Sheriff’s Department [Compton] on 08 August 2009, in regards to the condition and location of Mr. Thelsey L. Fuller, my 92-year-old maternal grandfather.  I spoke with Deputy Anderson at approximately 9:20 PM (EST), Incident #170, File #14014.

I spoke with a detective [LAPD] last week for well over an hour. Any criminal investigation would have to be done by the L. A. Sheriff's Department as Daddy was living in Compton at the time of these crimes.

Please find a portion of the documents, which I believe support the elder abuse, financial elder abuse of Mr. Thelsey L. Fuller and Mrs. Edwina J. Fuller.  Keep in mind that his abusers had the motive, opportunity and the means necessary to carry out their various crimes.

Thanking you in advance,

Copy – President Barack Obama & Others

Mr. Thelsey L. Fuller's Pressure Ulcers










http://www.medicaledu.com/images/pressur4.jpg

ABUSERS OBJECTIONS


"Take me to the bank!"
"Oh, Daddy... you don't need to go to the bank."

15 December 2012

Defendant's Appeal, Re: Edwina Fuller v. Fuller et al.



12/14/2012 -- Appeal dismissed for failure to file opening brief.
Defendant and Appellant: Fuller, Robert
Attorney: Daniel K. Lak

Defendant and Appellant: Fuller, Doris
Attorney: Daniel K. Lak



In 2003, I realized that there was a problem brewing in the family
and I asked Mr. Thelsey L. Fuller - my maternal grandfather -- to
put something in place to protect he and his wife, Edwina, which he
failed to do.

In June of 2006, Mr. Steven A. Fuller filed Case No: BP099211,
Conservatorship of Mrs. Edwina J. Fuller, my maternal
grandmother, in the Superior Court of California, County of Los
Angeles.  Steven had been taking care of Edwina for over 15 years
before filing for conservatorship.

In November of 2007, Thelsey asked me if I were ever coming home
and I explained to him that since he had asked, “No, that it was
never my intention to return to California for any reason.”  He then
asked me to come home for Christmas, I agreed.  However, once
learning that I was coming home to spend Christmas with my
grandfather I received veiled threats from Robert L. Fuller and on
behalf of Doris A. Fuller.  I then canceled my trip, knowing that it is
easy to get in trouble and hard to get out.

In early 2008, I learned from my grandfather, Mr. Thelsey L. Fuller
that family members were beginning to manipulate him.  He
informed me that he was giving all of his adult children save Steven,
$1,000.00 per month.  He also told me that they would not come
to see him and when they did come by they expected to be paid.
Recalling the exchanges that I had with Robert L. Fuller in regards
to my grandparents and their assets I then advised Steven Fuller to
move to protect Edwina Fuller’s interest.

On May 12, 2008 Steven Fuller filed a petition to determine
ownership on a property located in Inglewood and belonging to my
grandfather as a “single man.”

Now, from what I understand Robert L. Fuller and Doris A. Fuller
aka Doris Fuller-Stewart aka Doris A. Stewart aka Ijnanya Fuller
hired ATTY. DANIEL KRISTOF LAK to represent Thelsey in
the PC 850.  No response was made to the PC 850 until after my
grandfather had signed several documents; Power of Attorney,
Trust, Trust Amendment, several real estate documents and turned
over his bank accounts to his abusers, Robert & Doris Fuller.
Their response to the PC 850 was filed five months later in October
of 2008.

"Their response to the PC 850 was filed five months later in October
of 2008."  Which would have been beyond the time limit for them to respond

It has come to my attention that DANIEL KRISTOF LAK used
the same notary, Fiona Cherrie, on at least five documents that
were allegedly signed by my grandfather, Mr. Thelsey L. Fuller.
I had also learned that DANIEL KRISTOF LAK was a defendant
in US Court, Clark County Nevada for slander of real estate title
and is currently facing disciplinary action with the California State
Bar Court.

I believe that DANIEL KRISTOF LAK has a conflict of interest
in deciding to represent Robert and Doris Fuller in the civil cases
moving through the Courts as my grandfather Mr. Thelsey L.
Fuller as his client never had the opportunity to be asked or
answer any questions in open court as to his desires for his wife,
Edwina Fuller, his other children – Shirley, Sandra and Steven or
his assets.  But, instead the wishes and desires of Lak's clients
Robert and Doris Fuller as it was when they hired DANIEL
KRISTOF LAK claiming that they hired him on behalf of Mr.
Thelsey L. Fuller.

It must be noted that DANIEL KRISTOF LAK’s clients, Robert
Lewis Fuller  and Doris Aleda Fuller were found by the Court to
have committed fraud, undue influence, financial elder abuse and
were ordered to repay the Estate of Mr. Thelsey L. Fuller in
excess of $235,000.00 and to turn over all Trust Assets (real
estate) which they have refused and failed to do to this day.

It must be noted that my very first reaction to learning about the
events that were visited upon my beloved grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Thelsey L. Fuller (Edwina) by Daniel K. Lak and his clients
was to report Attorney Daniel K. Lak to the California State Bar,
Office of the Chief Trial Counsel, Inquiry Number: 09-20908.



http://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.gov/search/case/briefing.cfm?dist=2&doc_id=2015255&doc_no=B241452