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Going Forward By: Rana Goodman / On My Soapbox The huge turnout for the guardianship seminars and sign-ups of the new nomination forms has been overwhelming and I cannot tell you how exciting that has been. I was so proud to be the first person ever to file this nomination form at the Secretary of State’s office on January 2 nd . The response we have received from readers confirms that so many more of you will have an extra layer of protection now against this outrageous form of elder abuse. The only downside, in my opinion, was the two communities that didn’t seem to understand, or see this as an important community safety project, and closed the door to anyone other than their residents. I’m also still very concerned about some of the abuses we are continually hearing about from the legal community and care facilities. And this will be the beginning focus of our newly named nonprofit: Vegas Voice Elder Hub and our 4 R’s program. seniors as we find them; since we strongly believe you have a right to know. Assisted living and nursing facilities are not cheap, therefore if someone you care about needs to be in one, we will give you as many options as we can with a “report card” as we rate them. Interested in volunteering and being involved? Please get back to me at: rana@ thevegasvoice.net or call me at 702/251-4441. Rana delivering all signed nomination forms from our January seminars to Nevada Secretary of State Lockbox Program Officer Lupita Villanueva. Formerly named Nevada Association to Stop Guardian & Elder Abuse, our Vegas Voice Elder Hub, will be the “umbrella” for our programs. With our fellow seniors-volunteers we want to provide the following in building our 4 R’s. 1.References: A listing of suggested facilities that others have used, and believe are good places and vendors for seniors. 2.Referrals: Sources, facilities, businesses and people we have either checked out, inspected or used and find favorable to the senior community. 3. Reviews: Good, bad, or otherwise, we will give the review of the senior who dealt with this facility, person or vendor and give a “Consumer Report” type of review for members to use. 4.Resources: Suggestions of helpful businesses and people; good, useful, fun and/or interesting places for seniors in the valley. A perfect example of things you will find under Reviews would be a report on one attorney who has written trusts for several of our readers. This attorney disregarded instructions from the client when it came to the intended trustee and placed his own name in its place. When the client objected and refused to pay the bill until the trust document was rectified, the lawyer threatened to file suit against them and foreclose on their home. Since we are not taking any advertising or payment of any kind from anyone involved in this project, we are hoping the 4Rs listings will be much like “Consumer Reports.” We will list conditions and “attitudes” to NOTICE: Temporary Guardianship Lockbox Closed By: Rana Goodman/Political Editor As I previously mentioned, your response to our Guardianship seminars was unprecedented. Our 6 seminars drew an audience of over 1,000 readers. It is the first time in our history that we had to prohibit people from attending, as we literally “sold-out” at two communities. We will try and schedule more seminars for those who wish to attend in the near future. As I mentioned in our January and February editions, for those of you who took advantage of our Vegas Voice temporary lockbox and as the picture shows, your guardianship nomination form has been shredded and forever destroyed. Make sure you use the new form (you can download it from our Vegas Voice website: www. thevegasvoice.net.) and please do not hesitate to contact me (rana@thevegasvoice.net) if you have any questions. 8 February 20<strong>18</strong>
Congratulations Rana Rana Goodman completes and files the first Guardianship Nomination form with the Nevada Secretary of State. Nevada Senator Becky Harris, sponsor of The Vegas Voice Guardianship reform bill served as “1 st Witness” along with Sandy Lewis. Todd Bauman from Bauman Advisory Group provided the notary services (Pictured left to right: Sandy Lewis, Rana, Becky Harris and Todd Bauman. Photo Michael Roberts). LIVE Renewed NEWLY RENOVATED Experience quality assisted living in our beautiful, newly remodeled community. • Senior-centered activities and wellness programs • Restaurant-style dining • Transportation • Housekeeping and laundry services Call 702.369.6964 to schedule a personal tour. 2205 East Harmon Avenue • Las Vegas, NV 89119 TheBridgeAtParadiseValley.com 9
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