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Public Act 099-0821 HB5924 Enrolled LRB099 17124 HEP 41482 b AN ACT concerning civil law. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 5. The Probate Act of 1975 is amended by changing Section 11a-17 as follows: (755 ILCS 5/11a-17) (from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 11a-17) Sec. 11a-17. Duties of personal guardian. (a) To the extent ordered by the court and under the direction of the court, the guardian of the person shall have custody of the ward and the ward’s minor...
2015 SENATE BILL 487 December 29, 2015 – Introduced by Senators Moulton, Lasee and Olsen, cosponsored by Representatives Spiros, Ballweg, Bernier, Duchow, Horlacher, Knodl, Krug, T. Larson, A. Ott, Sinicki, Skowronski, Thiesfeldt and Tittl. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. 1An Act to create 50.085 of the statutes; relating to: visitation of residents of 2certain facilities by adult...
SB 466 Guardianship; communication between incapacitated person and others. Introduced by: Frank W. Wagner SUMMARY AS PASSED: Guardianship; communication between incapacitated person and others. Provides that a guardian shall not unreasonably restrict an incapacitated person’s ability to communicate with, visit, or interact with other persons with whom the incapacitated person has an established relationship. This bill incorporates SB 632 and is identical to HB 342. SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: Guardianship; communication between incapacitated person and others. Provides that an incapacitated person for...
It’s that smiling face the country has seen countless times, legendary broadcaster Casey Kasem whose legacy was tarnished by a deteriorating public death, one before his time. What I didn’t expect to learn was how his daughter Kerri Kasem would teach me how to stand tall while carrying the weight of grief. The one emotion and nightmare we all fear; losing a loved one.
Kasem Cares Visits Vintage Assisted Living in Westwood CA for World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Recap of Kerri Kasem and Facebook live event Every year, 10% of Americans over the age of 60 experience abuse, which can occur at home, in a nursing home or...
One of the most unfortunate side effects of moving to a senior living community can often be the loss of purpose for the resident. People who have led active, demanding, hard-working lives suddenly find themselves with no actual purpose anymore. No one needs them to go to work and earn a living, no one is depending on them to cook dinner for a hungry family, no one cares about whether or not they have anything relevant to say about current...
The Kasem Coalition is waging a state-by-state lobbying campaign to support the “Visitation Bill” or bills with similar components.
It happened to me too. Even though I was a mental health professional and care manager working with older adults. Even though my husband and I had previously been caring for my grandmother in our home and received rave reviews about the care we were providing. Isolation abuse happened to us. It all started in July 2014 when my grandma went under conservatorship with a court-appointed CA licensed professional fiduciary, precipitated by a family conflict over her care. All parties decided...