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Victimized Veterans  


Author:  Dana  Shilling, J.D..


Source: Volume 17, Number 01, May/June 2014 , pp.7-8(2)




Victimization of the Elderly and Disabled

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Abstract: 

Veterans are frequently financially needy and psychologically anguished, they are often vulnerable to various kinds of abuse. Usually it is financial; but this shocking case from Iowa involves the failure of various institutions and agencies to take adequate care of a disabled veteran and the proposed amendments to the VA regulations for 2014.

Keywords: fiduciary program; Beneficiaries; retirement communities; assisted living facilities; “Aid and Attendance” benefits; nursing home eviction; ombudsmen; Medicaid reimbursement

Affiliations:  1: Co-Editor.

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