Protecting seniors from abuse
First county Senior Conference to teach about elder abuse, neglect
By MARGIE TRAX PAGE - Staff Writer - mtrax@starbeacon.com
Star Beacon
Martha Gillespie knows the danger involved with being a senior citizen.
As program administrator for the Ashtabula County Department of Job and Family Services (ACDJFS). But for all Gillespie’s work, her most heartbreaking cases involve elder abuse.
Gillespie, with the support of ACDJFS, the Ashtabula Senior Levy Advisory Board and the Ashtabula County commissioners, is planning the first Ashtabula County Senior Citizen’s Conference April 18 at Kent State University — Ashtabula campus.
The conference will focus on elder abuse prevention with keynote speaker San Diego Deputy District Attorney Paul Greenwood. Greenwood has been featured on CBS and NBC news programs as he brings national attention to the growing problem of elder abuse, Gillespie said.
For more information or to register for the conference call Gillespie at (440) 994-2027.
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SOURCE: starbeacon
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