Barbara Mancini, RN, MSN. Barbara Mancini, a Philadelphia nurse was arrested in February 2013 for giving her 93-year-old terminally ill father his prescribed morphine at his request. Barbara was charged under a Pennsylvania state law that makes it illegal to assist in suicide. Her exoneration on February 12,2014 came one year to the day after the death of her father, Joseph Yourshaw.

On the eve of the release of her book, Cruel Death, Heartless Aftermath, National Director of ElderLawAnswers, Rebecca Hobbs, speaks with Barbara Mancini regarding her experience caring for her father at the end of his life, and the year-long prosecution she endured for handing him his prescribed morphine. Podcast Guest: Barbara Mancini, RN, MSN | Author

Rebecca talks with Barbara Mancini, a Pennsylvania nurse, who was prosecuted — and eventually acquitted — for her aging father’s death.

In this episode, National Director of ElderLawAnswers, Rebecca Hobbs, continues her conversation with Elder Law Attorney and author Cathy Sikorski on the Long-Term Care Crisis that Baby Boom and Gen-X clients are facing. Cathy and Rebecca discuss her book "Who Moved My Teeth?" a practical and legal guide for adults and caregivers. They also discuss how attorneys can help clients discover employer/employee benefits related to long-term care and chat about how Baby Boom and Gen-X women are still behind the 8-ball when it comes to finances as well as what can be done to help. 

Podcast Guest: Cathy Sikorski, Esq. | Author and Elder Law Attorney