A local retirement center is launching the first elder abuse prevention shelter in Ohio and one of the first in the nation.
Cedar Village Retirement Community announced the creation of the Shalom Center for Elder Abuse Prevention.
"As a faith-based organization, our commitment to the community and to our elders reaches far beyond our walls," said Carol Silver Elliott, Cedar Village's CEO and President. "This is our obligation and part of our social and community responsibility."
Until now, police, social service agencies, hospitals and other organizations in Southwest Ohio have not had appropriate places to refer victims of elderly abuse. The Shalom Center for Elder Abuse Prevention will serve as a safe harbor.
The Shalom Center will care for abused seniors, aged 65 and over, from Hamilton, Warren, Butler and Clermont counties. Services will include medical, nursing and therapy services if needed; meals; legal services; social work; pastoral care; and social, recreational and educational programming.
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3 comments:
It's a good idea!
I hope these shelters spread all over the country.
It's a good idea as long as the legal service can combat state gaurdianships stealing of their estates--this is often why people end up destitute. Is there any recourse for victims of financial abuse by the state?
What kind of lawyer will help? Who would you turn to if all of your money has been stolen?
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