One in 10 older Americans experiences abuse or neglect each year, and the number of reported cases is growing at a time when resources necessary to properly respond are shrinking. To assist California law enforcement personnel in dealing with this problem, the UC Irvine Center of Excellence on Elder Abuse & Neglect has partnered with [...]
Tag Archives: geriatrics
Local voices praise new health laws
January 3, 2013 – 9:56 am
IN THE NEWS: The Orange County Register reviewed 2013′s new health laws and interviewed UC Irvine gerontologist Kerry Burnight about AB40, which requires nursing homes to reported suspected cases of elder abuse to local law enforcement agencies: AB40 resolves a longstanding conflict between state and federal laws related to elder-abuse reports, according to the office [...]
Experts from UC Irvine will assist nursing homes to prevent elder abuse
April 27, 2012 – 12:50 pm
Residents of nursing homes are among those most susceptible to elder abuse and neglect. Now, experts from UC Irvine’s Program in Geriatrics will provide training and support in Orange County nursing homes under the settlement terms of a class-action lawsuit alleging inadequate staffing at 22 long-term-care facilities in California. Training will be handled by UC [...]
UC Irvine geriatrician urges holistic approach to aging
April 5, 2012 – 10:50 am
IN THE NEWS: Orange County Register columnist Jane Glenn Haas continued her discussion about aging with Dr. Laura Mosqueda, chairman of UC Irvine’s Department of Family Medicine and director of the geriatrics program: [Mosqueda] talked about changes people need to make to accommodate reduced capabilities that often come with age. Many of these changes, she [...]
Aging is about adapting, UC Irvine geriatrician says
March 28, 2012 – 1:55 pm
IN THE NEWS: In the first of two parts, Orange County Register columnist Jane Glenn Haas discusses aging with Dr. Laura Mosqueda, chairman of UC Irvine’s Department of Family Medicine and director of the geriatrics program: We know that life spans are lengthening and more people are living longer. But some people are not entirely [...]
Mosqueda discusses geriatric medicine, caring for aging parents
January 31, 2012 – 3:34 pm
IN THE NEWS: UC Irvine’s Dr. Laura Mosqueda joined KPCC’s AirTalk to discuss the differences between geriatrics and young peoples’ medicine, the challenges of caring for aging parents’ from afar, and the latest on diagnosing and treating dementia. Mosqueda, chair and professor of family medicine, director of geriatrics and the Ronald Reagan Endowed Chair in [...]
As USA grays, elder abuse risk and need for shelters grow
January 11, 2012 – 11:02 am
IN THE NEWS: USA Today interviewed UC Irvine’s Dr. Laura Mosqueda for an article about the growing need for awareness of elder abuse and action to prevent it: The number of people who live to age 90 and beyond has tripled in the past three decades to 2 million and is projected to quadruple by [...]
US Justice Department honors UCI’s elder abuse prevention efforts
April 8, 2011 – 2:17 am
The U.S. Department of Justice has honored Dr. Laura Mosqueda and UC Irvine’s Elder Abuse Forensic Center with a 2011 Award for Professional Innovation in Victim Services. The award, presented by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder praised the effort, which unites educators and medical professionals with law enforcement and social service agencies to improve the [...]
Mosqueda advises senior summit
April 2, 2011 – 3:13 am
IN THE NEWS: UC Irvine’s Laura Mosqueda offered advice for the more than 700 seniors who attended the South County Senior Summit in Laguna Woods Village on April 1, according to the Orange County Register. “Let go of who you were and what you were, and embrace who you now are,” said Mosqueda, director of [...]
Grants to support UCI elder abuse prevention efforts
March 24, 2011 – 10:52 am
UC Irvine’s Center of Excellence on Elder Abuse & Neglect has received a pair of two-year grants that will allow the university to continue its innovative work in elder abuse prevention. Read more >>