Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
United States Senate
Hearing on Older Americans Act: Elder Abuse
March 23, 1999

Witnesses

Panel 1

The Honorable Ron Wyden
U.S. Senator, Oregon

Panel 2

Mrs. Barbara Sue Sipos
Loveland, Colorado
Reeve Lindbergh
St. Johnsbury, Vermont

Panel 3

Mr. Steve Schneider
Oregon Department of Justice Liaison
Senior & Disabled Services Division of
Oregon Department of Human Resources
Salem, Oregon

Mr. Paul D. Hodge
Chairperson
National Healthcare Law Enforcement Alliance
Providence, Rhode Island

Mrs. Lisa Heermans
Director
Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
Joint Office of Citizen Complaints
Dayton, Ohio

Detective Bob Fuecker
Elder Abuse Specialist
Child Abuse Unit
Anne Arundel County Police Department
Crownsville, Maryland