Physical, emotional, financial and sexual abuse incidents involving elders in Massachusetts are on the rise partly due to the difficult times residents face.
Dale Mitchell, executive director of Ethos, a nonprofit agency based in Boston, explained that the bulk of cases they have witnessed are linked to overload. As residents lose their jobs, witness their investments shrinks and suffer from foreclosed homes, they often take out on senior citizens who live with them the stress these situations have created.
To make matters worse, programs that help families deal with crises similar to what they are going through such as home care and stress management for caregivers in the family are going through budget reductions.
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Massachusetts Reports Rise In Elder Abuse
Dale Mitchell, executive director of Ethos, a nonprofit agency based in Boston, explained that the bulk of cases they have witnessed are linked to overload. As residents lose their jobs, witness their investments shrinks and suffer from foreclosed homes, they often take out on senior citizens who live with them the stress these situations have created.
To make matters worse, programs that help families deal with crises similar to what they are going through such as home care and stress management for caregivers in the family are going through budget reductions.
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Massachusetts Reports Rise In Elder Abuse
Elder abuse is on the rise everywhere - but they are not including abuse by the courts, guardians, and lawyers via guardianship / conservatorship.
ReplyDeleteIf they don't bring it up, then they don't have to own up to it.