County Attorney's Office to Host Legal Seminar for the Elderly
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The circumstances surrounding the death of Terri Schiavo in Florida in 2005 have
raised awareness among the elderly about the need for living wills.
Unfortunately, many in El Paso
do not have the financial means to obtain legal advice regarding end-of-life
decisions. A living will is a written, legal document
that spells out the types of medical treatments and life-sustaining measures
you do and do not want, such as artificial respiration and tube feeding.
To educate seniors
regarding legal matters affecting them and inform them about the services
available to improve their lives, El Paso County Attorney José R. Rodríguez has
organized the second "Annual Legal Day for the Elderly".
The
free event will take place on Tuesday, October 3, 2006 from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00
p.m. at the El Paso Community College Administrative Services Building located
at 9050 Viscount.
The
event will include a "living wills clinic", where seniors will be provided
legal assistance in executing living wills and long-term legal planning. Other
activities include a "safety" fashion show that will highlight the uniforms of employees
with companies or agencies that may have a legitimate need to enter a senior's
home and ask for personal information.
The Visiting Nurses
Association (VNA) will be providing free flu shot to seniors with Medicare and
Medicaid, and will be providing them to the public for $30.
In addition, attorneys with the County Attorney's
Office will also offer seminars on abuse, neglect, and exploitation of the
elderly, deceptive business practices and fraud prevention. Many fraud schemes,
while not always directed at seniors, take their toll on the elderly population
because they are not able to protect themselves against smooth con artists and
technically complicated schemes. According to the Council of Better Business
Bureaus, in 2005 almost 9 million Americans were victim of identity theft and
they lost more than $56.6 billion to telemarketing fraud. While the senior
population has to deal with these threats to their bank accounts, they also are
susceptible to unique scams such as home-care worker fraud.
The event
is open to the public and free of
charge. There will be simultaneous Spanish translation and free refreshments.
For more information, or to register,
please call the Elder Protection Unit of the El Paso County Attorney's Office
at (915) 546-2239.
WHAT: 2nd
Annual Legal Day for the Elderly
WHO: El Paso County Attorney's Office
WHEN: Tuesday October 3, 2006 from 8:00 a.m. - 12:00
p.m.
WHERE: El Paso Community
College Administrative Services Building,
at 9050 Viscount.
INFO: Elder
Protection Unit at (915) 546-2239
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Legal Day For the Elderly Press Release.pdf
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