Conger touts new elder abuse law

State representative visits 2 Bend assisted living centers

By Mac McLean / The Bulletin

State Rep. Jason Conger, R-Bend, met with local seniors to discuss a new law he calls “an important first step” in protecting their interests by helping authorities investigate elder abuse and bring perpetrators to justice.

“Unfortunately, we know there are criminals and predators out there who target seniors,” he said during a Monday night town hall meeting to discuss the state's new elder abuse law at the Fox Hollow Independent and Assisted Living Center.

Conger and representatives from the Oregon Health Care Association held a similar town hall meeting to discuss this law with residents of the Aspen Ridge Retirement Community earlier that afternoon.

State officials investigated and substantiated 1,676 elder abuse cases in 2010, according to a 2011 report from the Oregon Department of Human Services. The report included 685 instances of financial abuse or exploitation, 399 instances of verbal abuse, 253 cases of physical abuse and 17 cases of sexual abuse.

The actual number of elder abuse cases that took place that year could be much higher given the fact that an estimated 84 percent of the country's elder abuse cases go unreported, according to the National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse.

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Rep. Jason Conger Secures Funding For Central Oregon Projects

JASON CONGER
OREGON HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE DISTRICT 54

 
REP. JASON CONGER SECURES FUNDING FOR CENTRAL OREGON PROJECTS

SALEM – Rep. Jason Conger (R-Bend) today voted to secure funding and bonding authority for various projects throughout Deschutes County.  The Legislature approved HB 5202, which will provide $500,000 in lottery-backed bonds to Central Oregon Community College.

“These funds will help renovate and expand the mathematics and science laboratory on the Redmond campus,” Rep. Conger said. “Along with the financing we approved for OSU-Cascade’s graduate program, the 2012 capital construction bill will further strengthen our area’s institutions and help provide more educational and workforce development opportunities for our citizens.”

The Legislature also approved $1.8 million in funding for the renovation of the DMV Bend office.

“The cost of construction for renovating this facility will be paid from state highway fund revenues,” Rep. Conger said.  “This renovation of an existing state-owned building is an investment in our future here in Central Oregon and will improve DMV services for Bend residents for years to come.”

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Conger Points to COCC, Bend DMV Funding

Conger Points to COCC, Bend DMV Funding

KTVZ.com

March 5, 2012

SALEM, Ore. -- Rep. Jason Conger (R-Bend) voted in the Oregon Legislature's closing hours Monday to secure funding and bonding authority for various projects throughout Deschutes County.

The Legislature approved HB 5202, which will provide $500,000 in lottery-backed bonds to Central Oregon Community College.

“These funds will help renovate and expand the mathematics and science laboratory on the Redmond campus,” Conger said in a news release. “Along with the financing we approved for OSU-Cascade’s graduate program, the 2012 capital construction bill will further strengthen our area’s institutions and help provide more educational and workforce development opportunities for our citizens.”

The Legislature also approved $1.8 million in funding for the renovation of the DMV Bend office.

“The cost of construction for renovating this facility will be paid from state highway fund revenues,” Rep. Conger said. “This renovation of an existing state-owned building is an investment in our future here in Central Oregon and will improve DMV services for Bend residents for years to come.”