Linda Kincaid Reports: Elder abuse by Scott Phipps and Lakeside Park: Victim isolated from friends

Lakeside Park, an Oakland, California assisted living facility, does not allow resident Elinor Frerichs to receive visitors or phone calls. Department of Social Services cautioned the facility they could lose their license if they continue abusing residents. But as of this writing, Elinor remains imprisoned and isolated.

Lakeside Park is following unlawful instructions from conservator Scott Phipps of Phisco Fiduciary. Phipps filed a motion with the court explaining that he prevents Elinor having contact with her friends because those individuals oppose the abusive conservatorship.

Both Phipps and Lakeside Park both have a substantial interest in retaining control of Elinor. Phipps bills Elinor’s estate for his time spent opposing Elinor rights. Phipps pays Lakeside Park around $7,000/month from Elinor's estate, say Elinor's friends. Lakeside Park and Phipps both receive substantial financial benefits from violating Elinor's rights.

Retired Registered Nurse Annette Hornsby and Elinor share a six-year friendship. Annette did errands for Elinor and accompanied Elinor to medical appointments before Elinor was placed under conservatorship and taken from her home. Annette asks Phipps over and over to allow her to resume her friendship with Elinor. Phipps generally does not respond to Annette’s requests for visits or phone calls.

On October 5, 2104 Annette Hornsby wrote:

Dear Mr. Phipps,

As you are aware, I'm still being denied phone calls or visitation with my friend Elinor. G. Frerichs. You are also aware that Superior Court Judge C. Don Clay made it clear that I have a right to visit Elinor as evidenced by the transcripts attached to my Declaration in Opposition to your Petition to deny Elinor her constitutional right for phone calls and visitors.

There is nothing in the September 12, 2014 order by Judge Bean that prohibits or eliminates my unfettered access to Elinor. So I'm emailing you directly to find out your position as to my right to visit Elinor. What are my restrictions if any?

Elinor loves my company, and it's clearly in her best interest to have contact with persons she is comfortable with who she "can have an intelligent conversation,” as Elinor said. As a retired Registered Nurse, I know firsthand that isolating Elinor and preventing her having mental stimulation is extremely detrimental to anyone at any age and especially an elder.

That being said, I want to have unfettered access to Elinor without a 72 hour requirement, nor to be chaperoned or made to pay to visit Elinor. Visitation is clearly in Elinor's best interest.

Later on October 5, 2014, Annette wrote:

Dear Mr. Phipps,

I phoned Lakeside Park again on this 5th day of October, 2014 at 1:20PM after my earlier email to you today. As usual, I asked to "Speak to Ms. Elinor Frerichs". Ms. Linda Ross answered the phone then put me on hold. After being on hold for three minutes, Roxanne interceded and said, "Ms Frerichs is having lunch.” She said she would have Elinor call back after lunch". Since no one from Lakeside Park called back as promised, I phoned again at 3:45 pm, and asked Linda Ross to "speak to Ms. Frerichs". Roxanne Interceded again and said, "Ms. Frerichs is asleep". I asked Roxanne "to inform Mr. Phipps I called." Roxanne said that was not her job to “relay a message to Mr. Phipps.”

Judge Bean didn't restrict phone calls at all. Lakeside Park and you are in violation of state law and in violation of Elinor's rights to receive phone calls. These games you are playing at Elinor's expense have to stop.

Scott Phipps and Lakeside Park continue to deny Elinor her right to visit with her friends.

Readers can share their concerns with the Alameda County Board of Supervisors.

District 1: Scott.Haggerty@acgov.org
District 2: Richard.Valle@acgov.org
District 3: Wilma.Chan@acgov.org
District 4: district4@acgov.org
District 5: Keith.carson@acgov.org

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