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Local pastor, wife charged with running illegal group home, holding elderly against their will.

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The Griffin Police Department has arrested a man who claims to be a local pastor and his wife for running an unlicensed personal care home.  Investigators said EMS was called out the home along Valley...

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Woman charged with stealing more than $60,000 from elderly family member.

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CARROLLTON, Ga. — A Carrollton woman has been charged with stealing thousands of dollars from one of her family members. Police say Nicole Danielle Veal, 34, made several withdrawals over the last sev...

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Alzheimer’s ‘A Community Disease’ That Doesn’t Discriminate

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Chris Stearns acted as a caregiver for his grandmother, Wilma, and his father, Donald, so he “got to know the physical and mental challenges caregivers undergo,” he said. Alzheimer’s...

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Legislature Adopts Sweeping Reforms for Senior Care Homes

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A bill to improve staffing, training and accountability in Georgia’s senior care homes is headed to Gov. Brian Kemp after the House on Wednesday approved a Senate version of HB 987.  The House u...

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Families Struggle for Answers in Senior Care Investigations

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Since her sister died in early April, Clarissa Strickland has wrestled with feelings of guilt and anger at how the final weeks at a metro-area assisted living facility played out. Nan Durrett’s health...

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Senior Care Facility Owner Arrested After Deplorable Conditions Discovered

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The owner of a 21-bed North Georgia senior care facility was arrested this week on an elder cruelty charge after the Dade County sheriff discovered a single staff member caring for nine residents in s...

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Georgia Leaders Launch New Elder Abuse Task Force

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DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. – Tuesday marks World Elder Abuse Awareness Day and state leaders want Georgians to know they have a resource should an adult in their life be exploited. “Sometimes they...

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World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

The World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2021 is held on June 15th. The United Nations General Assembly officially recognized this day as an annual initiative in its 66/127 resolution, following a request ...

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GBI Makes Arrest Talbotton Elder Abuse Exploitation Investigation

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Talbotton, GA (February 2, 2021) – On Monday, February 2, 2021, the GBI arrested Fred Bales, 62, of Hall County, Georgia, and charged him with eight counts of exploitation and intimidation of an elder...

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Georgia Department of Human Services

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Failure to provide shelter, clothing, food, water or medical care is considered neglect. If you know an older adult or person with a disability who is being abused or neglected, please complete a repo...