tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188962665077629417.post567325579526446589..comments2024-03-16T10:27:24.590-05:00Comments on National Association to Stop Guardian Abuse: Massachusetts Elder AbuseNASGAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750715258684749317noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188962665077629417.post-14370375735461093942010-10-16T12:54:18.754-05:002010-10-16T12:54:18.754-05:00See? Thats what happens when you depend on the gov...See? Thats what happens when you depend on the government.calstategopnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188962665077629417.post-24686824142324989412010-02-16T16:25:42.234-06:002010-02-16T16:25:42.234-06:00I reported a case of elder abuse of my mother, a c...I reported a case of elder abuse of my mother, a capable senior, by relatives (a son and his wife) who are her live-in care givers even though they lived in their own home less than 2 miles away prior to moving in with her. (I am, as well, required by law to report this.) My mother met with the agency investigator and after having the process fully explained to her and her questions answered, signed the paperwork requesting an investigation. Based on her comments, it was determined that there was likely serious financial exploitation, neglect, and controlling behaviors. As soon as the abusers were notified of the investigation, my mother, apparently pressured by them, asked that the investigation be stopped. Under Massachusetts State Law, MGLc 19A, the investigation must be stopped if the abused elder requests it. The problem with the law is that abusers who are guilty of controlling behavior simply force or pressure the elder to request that the investigation be stopped leaving the elder vulnerable to further abuse by the abusers. In the case of my mother, the abuse continues and there seems to be no avenue to mitigate it. This is a part of the law which needs to be revised as soon as possible.Yersinia Pestishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10405044087451226448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188962665077629417.post-54689434896633924322009-04-17T12:53:00.000-05:002009-04-17T12:53:00.000-05:00What happens in those many more situations where e...What happens in those many more situations where elder abuse is not found? My experience has been that there are family members that charge the caregiver(s) with abuse which really amounts to harassment of the caregiver. The violence transacted against me in caring for my parents has been unbelievable yet when the unfounded complaints were in vestigated and found to be completely without merit no counter action was ever taken against those family members responsible for the unfounded complaint. Who protects the caregiver(s)? Answer... No one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com