Read more elder abuse stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/18247/elder-abuse.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:35:57 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/61390/butler-astors-mind-was-gone.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBrooke Astor spent her final years in a haze as her faculties deserted her, her butler testified yesterday at the fraud trial of Astor’s son Anthony Marshall. As early as 1997, Astor’s memory started to fail her, leaving her unable to recall her servants’ names or even what a squirrel...http://www.newser.com/story/61390/butler-astors-mind-was-gone.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 09 Jun 2009 11:37:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/42829/what-really-happened-in-astors-house.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA new book about Brooke Astor portrays the New York philanthropist as a frail, paranoid 105-year-old pressured to give up her fortune. Drawing on notes from Astor's former staff, Mrs. Astor Regrets describes son Tony Marshall's alleged bilking of her millions. Astor's staff "filled 30 journals over four years with...http://www.newser.com/story/42829/what-really-happened-in-astors-house.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 16 Nov 2008 18:08:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/33055/bale-makes-bail-denies-mom-assault.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBatman star Christian Bale was arrested today in London after his mother and sister accused him of assaulting them in his hotel suite over the weekend, the Daily Mail reports. The women lodged their complaints yesterday, but police waited until after last night’s London premiere of The Dark Knight to...http://www.newser.com/story/33055/bale-makes-bail-denies-mom-assault.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Jul 2008 13:09:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30450/parking-space-spat-leads-to-elder-abuse-charges.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA woman in Stockton, Calif., is facing elder-abuse charges after she allegedly attacked a 71-year-old woman who caught her parking in a handicap spot without a permit, CBS reports. The victim says her 26-year-old assailant “put her baby down and came at me with both hands” when she saw the...http://www.newser.com/story/30450/parking-space-spat-leads-to-elder-abuse-charges.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Jun 2008 18:23:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/13275/nursing-homes-misuse-meds-to-control-patients.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUnderstaffed US nursing homes are increasingly turning to antipsychotic drugs to control elderly residents, even though most display symptoms of dementia rather than the psychotic disorders the drugs are intended to treat, the Wall Street Journal reports. Such “off-label” usage defies FDA warnings that elderly patients using the drugs face...http://www.newser.com/story/13275/nursing-homes-misuse-meds-to-control-patients.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Dec 2007 15:05:00 CST