| Robert Newman For Governor |
The first commandment with a promise of reward is Deuteronomy 5:16 "Respect your father and your
mother, as I, the Lord your God, command you, so that all may go well with you and so that you may live
a long time in the land that I am giving you.”
Seniors in our society need to be appreciated and respected for their past and present contributions.
One way to express our gratitude is to assist them so they are safe in their own homes. This means
medically safe, and safe from being a victim of any abuse -- physical, mental or financial. I am fortunate
that within my family of origin, I was taught to appreciate and value my elders.
Adult Protective Services (APS), a county agency, is designed and State mandated, to protect the elderly
from abuse. These county services need to have adequate funding and staffing. These services do not
need to be duplicated by other taxpayer funded agencies. Without duplication of services, the elderly can
be helped at less cost to the taxpayer.
County services should always be fiscally responsible; spending the money just to make sure “their
particular agency” receives the State stipend can not be justified. The statement in a county agency
when duplication of services takes place, “think job security,” is not appropriate. When services are
duplicated, the client does not get twice the service; the client usually gets poorer quality of service.
Because one agency wants to protect its funds, the client might be referred to another agency. The
elderly client, caught between the agencies actually is ill served. The elderly in this scenario are usually
confused and frustrated. However, with the elderly continually being the target of abuse, specialized
services within APS to address particular types of abuse, e.g. fiduciary abuse, are appropriate and serve
our elderly population more efficiently.
From my perspective, care for an elder is first worked out within the family of origin, then by friends,
followed by the church. Charitable non-profit agencies are next with government intervention being the
effort of last resort.
mother, as I, the Lord your God, command you, so that all may go well with you and so that you may live
a long time in the land that I am giving you.”
Seniors in our society need to be appreciated and respected for their past and present contributions.
One way to express our gratitude is to assist them so they are safe in their own homes. This means
medically safe, and safe from being a victim of any abuse -- physical, mental or financial. I am fortunate
that within my family of origin, I was taught to appreciate and value my elders.
Adult Protective Services (APS), a county agency, is designed and State mandated, to protect the elderly
from abuse. These county services need to have adequate funding and staffing. These services do not
need to be duplicated by other taxpayer funded agencies. Without duplication of services, the elderly can
be helped at less cost to the taxpayer.
County services should always be fiscally responsible; spending the money just to make sure “their
particular agency” receives the State stipend can not be justified. The statement in a county agency
when duplication of services takes place, “think job security,” is not appropriate. When services are
duplicated, the client does not get twice the service; the client usually gets poorer quality of service.
Because one agency wants to protect its funds, the client might be referred to another agency. The
elderly client, caught between the agencies actually is ill served. The elderly in this scenario are usually
confused and frustrated. However, with the elderly continually being the target of abuse, specialized
services within APS to address particular types of abuse, e.g. fiduciary abuse, are appropriate and serve
our elderly population more efficiently.
From my perspective, care for an elder is first worked out within the family of origin, then by friends,
followed by the church. Charitable non-profit agencies are next with government intervention being the
effort of last resort.
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La gente de la tercera edad en nuestra sociedad debe ser apreciada y respetada por sus sus propios
hogares. Esto significa médicamente y a salvo de ser víctimas de cualquier abuso -- físico, mental, o
financiero. Tengo la fortuna de haber crecido dentro una familia que me enseñó a apreciar y valorar a
mis mayores.
Los Servicios Protectores de Adultos (APS), una agencia de condado, está diseñada y bajo mandato
estatal para proteger a los ancianos del abuso. Estos servicios de condado necesitan financiamiento y
personal adecuados. Estos servicios no necesitan ser duplicados por otras agencias. Sin la duplicación
de servicios, las personas de la tercera edad pueden ser ayudadas a menor costo al contribuyente.
Los servicios del condado siempre deben ser fiscalmente responsables; nunca gastando el dinero solo
para que "la agencia" reciba remuneración del Estado. La declaración en una agencia de condado
cuando duplicación de servicios sucede, "piensa en la seguridad de empleo," no es apropiada. Cuando
los servicios son duplicados, el cliente no obtiene el doble de servicios; generalmente el cliente obtiene
inferior calidad de servicios.
Cuando una agencia quiera proteger sus fondos es probable que el cliente sea referido a otra agencia.
El cliente de edad avanzada, en una situación de estas, no es servido adecuadamente. Las personas de
la tercera edad envueltas en este drama generalmente terminan confundidas y frustradas. Sin embargo,
como los ancianos son continuamente objeto de abuso, los servicios dentro de APS especializados en
tipos particulares de abuso, como por ejemplo abuso fiduciario, serían más apropiados y servirían más
eficientemente a nuestra población de la tercera edad.
De mi perspectiva, el cuidado del anciano empieza dentro de la familia, luego por amigos, seguido por la
iglesia. Las agencias caritativas no lucrativas siguen a continuación con la intervención del gobierno
como último esfuerzo.
hogares. Esto significa médicamente y a salvo de ser víctimas de cualquier abuso -- físico, mental, o
financiero. Tengo la fortuna de haber crecido dentro una familia que me enseñó a apreciar y valorar a
mis mayores.
Los Servicios Protectores de Adultos (APS), una agencia de condado, está diseñada y bajo mandato
estatal para proteger a los ancianos del abuso. Estos servicios de condado necesitan financiamiento y
personal adecuados. Estos servicios no necesitan ser duplicados por otras agencias. Sin la duplicación
de servicios, las personas de la tercera edad pueden ser ayudadas a menor costo al contribuyente.
Los servicios del condado siempre deben ser fiscalmente responsables; nunca gastando el dinero solo
para que "la agencia" reciba remuneración del Estado. La declaración en una agencia de condado
cuando duplicación de servicios sucede, "piensa en la seguridad de empleo," no es apropiada. Cuando
los servicios son duplicados, el cliente no obtiene el doble de servicios; generalmente el cliente obtiene
inferior calidad de servicios.
Cuando una agencia quiera proteger sus fondos es probable que el cliente sea referido a otra agencia.
El cliente de edad avanzada, en una situación de estas, no es servido adecuadamente. Las personas de
la tercera edad envueltas en este drama generalmente terminan confundidas y frustradas. Sin embargo,
como los ancianos son continuamente objeto de abuso, los servicios dentro de APS especializados en
tipos particulares de abuso, como por ejemplo abuso fiduciario, serían más apropiados y servirían más
eficientemente a nuestra población de la tercera edad.
De mi perspectiva, el cuidado del anciano empieza dentro de la familia, luego por amigos, seguido por la
iglesia. Las agencias caritativas no lucrativas siguen a continuación con la intervención del gobierno
como último esfuerzo.
The Elderly
Los Ancianos
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| “People grow old only by deserting their ideals, Macarthur had written. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up interest wrinkles the soul. You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt; as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear; as young as your hope as old as your despair. In the central place of every heart there is a recording chamber. So long as it receives messages of beauty, hope, cheer and courage, so long are you young. When your heart is covered with the snows of pessimism and the ice of cynicism, then, and then only, are you grown old. And then, indeed as the ballad says, you just fade away.” Douglas MacArthur |
| “Resolve to be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant with the weak and the wrong. Sometime in your life you will have been all of these. Dr. Robert H. Goddard |