Welcome to the Wiki page for the

Vulnerable Adult Justice Project.

Announcements and Updates

Friday, November 20, 2009

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• From the Elder Justice Coalition in Washington, D.C:  On November 18, 2009, U.S. Senate Marjority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) and committee chairs released the their combined Health Care Reform Bill, known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.  The Elder Justice Act IS included in the bill.  Senate leaders hope to bring the bill to a floor vote the week following Thanksgiving, contingent on there being the votes to move it forward.  For Elder Justice advocates, this is major progress.  If and when the bill is passed by the Senate, the differing House and Senate approaches to Health Care Reform will have to be negotiated and blended to bring a bill to the President's desk.  The House bill does not include the Elder Justice Act language.  The Act includes more than $600 million over 4 years for multiple purposes, most notably the first dedicated funding stream for Adult Protective Services throughout the country.  See http://www.elderjusticecoalition.com for more and continuing information on the progress of the Elder Justice Act.

• The Vulnerable Adult Justice Project (VAJP) will continue to meet at William Mitchell College of Law, with the exception of the December 11 meeting.  A Profile and Priorities statement, adopted at the September 25 meeting, can be viewed on the Progressive Documents page.  Minutes of the September and November meetings will also be found there.   The next meeting is scheduled for Friday, December 11th from 1pm to 3pm at the Saint Paul Police Department Community Room, located at 389 North Hamline Avenue, St. Paul, MN (near the SuperTarget and Hardee's off I-94 and the Hamline Avenue exit).  Click here for a map of the location. 
  • The first meeting for the Protections Subcommittee will be on Friday, December 4, 2009 from 1-3pm at the Women's Building (550 Rice Street, St. Paul, MN).  The meeting will be held in the large downstairs conference room.
  • The first meeting for the Jurisdictional Issues Subcommittee will be on Monday, November 30, 2009 from 10am-12pm at William Mitchell Colelge of Law (875 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, MN).  The meeting will be held in Room 229 and will have teleconferencing ability. 

     

• The subcommittees that will be processing issues raised in the large group, moving forward, are the Criminal Code Subcommittee (Tara Patet, Chair), the Protections Subcommittee (Barb Doherty, Chair), and the Jurisdictional Issues Subcommittee (Deb Holtz and Kevin Hansen, Co-Chairs).  If you wish to join any of the subcommittees, please contact the respective chair/co-chairs.
  • Criminal Code Subcommittee:  tara.patet@ci.stpaul.mn.us
  • Protections Subcommittee:  bdoherty@visi.com
  • Jurisdictional Issues Subcommittee:  deb.a.holtz@state.mn.us or kevin.hansen@state.mn.us

• Carrying forward the 2009 legislation to combat financial exploitation, the Center for Elder Justice & Policy at William Mitchell College of Law has been awarded a $15,000 grant by the Extendicare Foundation to support the development of a model protocol for recognizing and intervening in cases of financial exploitation of care facility residents.  The project timeframe is October 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010.  For further information, contact Adjunct Professor, Iris Freeman, advocacystrategy@aol.com, Project Director for the grant.

    

       The Extendicare Foundation is a national non-profit organization supported solely by the employees of Extendicare Health Services, Inc., a national 

       nursing home corporation.  The Foundation has granted over $2.0 million in funds since its inception.  Funding in the form of grants is given in three 

       areas: research, education, and service related programs pertaining to Alzheimer's disease, programs which improve the quality of life for residents of 

       nursing and assisted living centers, and finally programs which are designed to educate community caregivers. 

New information or newly uploaded documents can be found at the top of each page.  If you have any questions about using this site, additional documents to recommend for posting, or suggestions about format, please contact Iris Freeman at advocacystrategy@aol.com or at the Center for Elder Justice and Policy, William Mitchell College of Law, 875 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105-3076.

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