Bulletin board: Reading event to focus on tackling elder abuse

Bulletin board: Reading event to focus on tackling elder abuse

The Berks County Area Agency on Aging, in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities, is holding an Elder Abuse Symposium 2025, on Tuesday, June 3, at Kraras Hall at  Saints Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church, 1001 E. Wyomissing Blvd., Reading. The symposium will begin with breakfast at 7:45 am. The program starts at 8:30 and concludes around lunchtime. The keynote speaker is Dr. Bonnie Olsen of the University …

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Stacy Crow made sure to check the outdoor cameras at Shirley Crow’s house in Wichita every now and again. Stacy lived five hours away from her 85-year-old mother-in-law, and the video check-ins were necessary because Shirley had Alzheimer’s disease and needed regular medication. “We did like to just see her out on her porch drinking coffee and know she’s doing well,” Stacy said. “Even just be able to say good morning to her through that Ring (ca…