San Antonio to examine ways of enhancing fraud and abuse protections for senior citizens

Texas Public Radio | By Joey Palacios

San Antonio’s Department of Human Services is committing to increase its support for senior citizens at risk of scams and neglect after a request by a council member was filed last month.

During a Public Safety Committee meeting this week, city staff told council members the department would beef up its preventative messaging and initiatives and report back regularly to the council about neglect, abuse, and scams.

The Council Consideration Request (CCR) filed by District 5 Councilwoman Teri Castillo calls for creating or enhancing initiatives that could protect seniors from fraud.

A CCR is similar to introducing a bill in the legislature to create new city policies. It requires getting the support of four other council members and going through a committee process before going for a vote in front of the full city council.

Castillo's requests include:

• Auto-enroll seniors in the federal and state do-not-call registries
• Provide access to legal aid which can help seniors assign a trusted guardian, create a living will, and/or other legal mechanisms to protect themselves from fraud and abuse.
• Create and provide seniors with COSA-sponsored No Soliciting yard and door signage for seniors to ward off scammers and unwanted salespeople.
• Create guides for seniors which show them how to use their mobile phone to ward off scam calls.
  

Castillo said her request was born out of a trend of scams in her district where elderly residents had fallen victim to fraudulent door-to-door sales.

“They're going under the guise of being part of CPS energy, or a trustworthy solar company, and essentially were signing on to $95,000 loans, which then would result in a lien on their property, and then, oftentimes, solar panels that were not even connected,” Castillo said.

In Bexar County there’s about 316,000 people over the age of 65 out of more than 2 million residents. The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services said there were 1,120 allegations of exploitation against seniors; there were also 5,558 investigated allegations of neglect and abuse in Bexar County in 2024.

Jessica Dovalina, deputy director of the city’s Department of Human Services told the city council’s public safety committee that of the more than 5,500 investigations, about 92% were identified as self-neglect.

“Of those cases, 81% were physical neglect, and 19% were medical neglect. And so that is something that we continue to see at our senior centers, as well as something that our providers continually lift up as part of the discussions about what's happening in our community, given the high rate of self-neglect as well as poverty in our community, which also has increased, those are important factors,” she said.

Self-neglect is when a person is no longer able to take care of themselves and provide for their basic needs. She said the city’s senior centers serve about 22,000 active residents annually. “There we're addressing things like social isolation, food insecurity, access to preventative screenings for medical care, as well as caregiver training and resources and benefits navigation and financial counseling.”

Later this summer, the department has plans to release a “Status of Older Adults in San Antonio” report that would focus on elder fraud, neglect, abuse and exploitation, housing insecurity and cost burden, food insecurity, social isolation, community, healthcare, and transportation. That’s scheduled for September

Among the initiatives planned by the department, it’s committing to create printable door and yard signs to deter solicitors, develop metrics, cost estimates and resources needed to expand the city’s services beyond senior centers, and create resource guides regarding senior rights and tailored guides for cellphone users. 

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County’s Elder Justice Alliance given $750k grant to combat abuse

By Gina Joseph

The Elder Justice Alliance led by the Office of Senior Services in Macomb County has been working to combat the exploitation of older adults for years.

Now through a grant from the United States Department of Justice administrators have the funding to do even more not only locally but possibly provide a national model that other communities can follow.

“We’re the only county in Michigan to receive the grant and one of 11 counties around the country,” said Sheila Cote, director of the Office of Senior Services during Tuesday’s community meeting at Macomb Intermediate School District announcing the $750,000 grant over four years being received by the county.

Among those in attendance for the announcement were 80 individuals including Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel, Macomb County Department of Health and Community Services Director Andrew Cox along with community and local law enforcement leaders.

Communities across the country are experiencing a silver tsunami as the movement of baby boomers reaching the age of retirement has been coined including Macomb County, which has a senior population of 270,000.

This is one reason Macomb County received the DOJ grant.

Cote believes the other reason is that their application for the grant really proved the need to help Macomb County’s growing senior population who are constantly being exploited in one way or another.

The grant will provide the Elder Justice Alliance access to national experts and resources on elder abuse that can be shared with all levels of the criminal justice system and members of the community.

Communities across the country are experiencing a silver tsunami as the movement of baby boomers reaching the age of retirement has been coined including Macomb County, which has a senior population of 270,000.

This is one reason Macomb County received the DOJ grant.

Cote believes the other reason is that their application for the grant really proved the need to help Macomb County’s growing senior population who are constantly being exploited in one way or another.

The grant will provide the Elder Justice Alliance access to national experts and resources on elder abuse that can be shared with all levels of the criminal justice system and members of the community.

Among the resources made available to seniors are case workers.

A recent case handled by Cote’s office involved an 82-year-old woman who was using what she thought to be an online dating service.

“She was lonely,” Cote said, of the senior.

So, she reached out and was contacted by someone posing to be an admirer. She corresponded with the person (via an untraceable app) for 6-months believing all along that she had met someone who wanted to get married and it was only after losing thousands of dollars toward a ceremony that would never happen that she finally believed her caseworker, who insisted she was the victim of a scam.

At that point not much could be done to help her.

Therein lies part of the problem.

“It’s really difficult to track these people down after the fact,” Hackel, the former county sheriff, said noting it can also be very tough to see justice in many cases because they go unreported by individuals who are too embarrassed or hurt to say anything.

Or again, because it was a family member who exploited them.

“We have to find ways to get ahead of this,” Hackel said.

Cox concurred.

“We need to educate seniors on what to look for and what not to do,” Cox said, adding one way this might be done is during a senior expo. “We could also go to senior living sites and provide educational seminars for seniors and their caregivers.”

One thing seniors should already know is that the Office of Senior Services has advocates that can not only provide them with information to protect them against scammers and exploitation but guide them to the next step if they do become victims.

“We also have mental health professionals available if they need counseling,” Cox added, before heading into the kick-off meeting designed to lay the groundwork for more integrated community efforts to address elder abuse.

For more information call 586-469-5228 or visit macombgov.org/departments/senior-services. 

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Florida Woman Charged for Giving Naked Lap Dances to Senior Citizens

By Daniel Villarreal

A 35-year-old Florida woman is facing criminal charges for allegedly giving unsolicited naked lap dances to senior citizens in a private home.

Heather Cruz allegedly entered a Citrus County home, located in the state's west coast central, on November 21. She then got naked before grabbing and hugging the homeowner, WFLA reported.

One of house residents reportedly told her to stop. But instead, she allegedly sat naked upon the laps of two of the home's other residents. She told one of them, "You like it," police said. Several of the residents were over the age of 65.

When two of the residents tried to remove Cruz from the home, she allegedly grabbed one of the resident's crotch and made sexual remarks.

Police eventually arrived and ordered the woman to put on a shirt. After they handcuffed her and began placing her in the backseat of a patrol car, she allegedly kicked an officer in the chest while they attempted to close the car door.

When police tried to put her into the back of a different patrol car, she allegedly kicked another officer in the chest as well, according to police.

Authorities charged Cruz with three counts of battery on persons 65 years of age or older, two counts of battery on a law enforcement officer, one count of resisting an officer with violence, burglary with battery, exposure of sexual organs, as well as battery, WFLA reported.

She was sent to the Citrus County Detention Facility and held on a bail amount of $48,000.

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Pandemic leads to an increase in financial exploitation of senior citizens

By: Seena Sleem

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The pandemic has isolated many people, especially Tennessee senior citizens.

"I think that's especially true with our elderly population," said senior advocate Joseph McAnally, with the Office of Family Safety. "They have fewer interactions with communities, fewer doctor appointments, religious services."

It's a worry for McAnally because he says since the pandemic, the Office of Family Safety has seen an increase in elder abuse but there are fewer opportunities for people to spot it happening.

"Then you put on top of that the economic hardship of the pandemic that has resulted in a lot of people losing jobs so you have a lot of adult children depending on elderly family members more now," McAnally said.

Ashley Hunter is the director of the "Victory Over Crime" program at FiftyForward.

They've also seen this uptick when it comes to financial exploitation with elderly folks specifically.

"Adult children are getting into a weird place financially because of COVID and needing help from family," Hunter said, "so they're moving in with mom dad grandparents who are older adults and then a situation occurs where older adult is financially supporting child or grandchild and they're not able to financially able to support themselves to take care of themselves with the things they need."

Signs of financial abuse are unusual withdrawals or insufficient fund activity, forged signatures on documents or confusion of missing funds.

Elder abuse can also be in the form of physical and emotional abuse. Look out for bruises or broken bones.

During this is a time when everyone is being told to stay home but still, make sure you check in with your vulnerable relatives, neighbors, and friends.

Advocates say many of these situations go unreported because victims are scared or don't want to get their family member in trouble.

FiftyForward does client check-ins and assessments. Their "Victory Over Crime" program supports older adults who have been victimized by crime. If you know of an older adult in need, you can call them Monday-Friday at 615-743-3416.

 

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Alarming Number Of Seniors Go Entire Week Without Talking To Anyone

As our population continues to age, loneliness among senior citizens is becoming an increasingly problematic issue. According to a report conducted by the Administration for Community Living and the Administration on Ageing, nearly thirty percent of older adults in the United States live alone. That equates to almost fourteen million people [1].

Researchers are quick to point out that this doesn’t necessarily mean that all of these people are lonely, but it raises some important questions about social isolation and loneliness among elderly populations [2].

Why Are Seniors Lonely?

There are a number of reasons why an older adult might be more prone to loneliness than someone who is younger. One of the primary causes of loneliness is that as people age, their social circles tend to shrink.

Friends and family members move to other places, and gradually begin to pass away. Age can often bring about mobility issues, which can make it difficult even to get together with people who live nearby, and issues with hearing or vision can make communicating seem more of a hassle than it’s worth.

What’s more, many senior citizens experience feelings of embarrassment if they require the use of a cane or a walker or any other device that they need to assist them with everyday tasks. These devices are obvious signs of aging and can leave the user feeling ashamed, and therefore less likely to want to leave their homes.

It is difficult enough when one person is feeling this way, but often many of their peers are dealing with similarly difficult feelings, which creates an even stronger barrier for bringing them together [3].

How Does Loneliness Affect the Edlery’s Health?

The National Poll on Healthy Aging has determined that one in three older adults are lonely, and it is having a detrimental effect on their health. The authors of the report explain that loneliness can impact memory, physical well-being, life expectancy, and mental health.

“In fact, some research suggests that chronic loneliness may shorten life expectancy even more than being overweight or sedentary, and just as much as smoking,” they said [4].

Social isolation and loneliness have been linked to a higher risk for high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, a weaker immune system, anxiety, depression, cognitive decline, and Alzheimer’s Disease [2].

Conversely, those who engage in regular social activities appear to live longer, experience an improved mood and tend to have a stronger sense of purpose, which has been shown to improve cognitive function [5].

Donate Your Words

A study in the UK recently found that nearly one in five older adults had conversations with only three people during a one-week period. What’s even more alarming is that of that group, nearly nine percent regularly go an entire week without speaking face-to-face with a single person. That means there are approximately 225 thousand elderly adults going without social contact regularly [6].

Caroline Abrahams, charity director for an organization called Age UK, explains that these statistics show that hundreds of thousands of older adults won’t even share a simple “hello, how are you?” with someone this week. It is something that many of us take for granted, but can really brighten the day of an older person [6].

The organization has partnered with Cadbury Dairy Milk to launch a new campaign called “Donate Your Words”, to help combat loneliness in senior citizens.

The campaign is educating the public about loneliness among older populations and is encouraging them to simply say hello to an elderly neighbor, invite them over for a coffee or cup of tea, or even offer to help them with some daily tasks.

They also encourage people to call older relatives on the phone and offer ways in which local people can get involved with Age UK [7].

How Else Can We Combat Loneliness in The Elderly?

There have been many different initiatives put in place across the globe to combat senior loneliness, including a nightclub for the elderly, coffee corners at grocery stores, and playgrounds for seniors.
The number one thing you can do to help the older adults in your life is to really listen to them. Tina Tessina, Ph.D., psychotherapist, and author of The Ten Smartest Decisions a Woman Can Make After Forty, says that asking a senior citizen “tell me more” is like giving them a gift.

“You’ve got to really dig deep and find out what their interests were before and get them to try and awaken those forgotten activities,” she says [3].

Finding out what an older person likes to do can provide you with a blueprint for a “loneliness eradication plan”. Encourage them to participate in activities that align with their interests- sometimes older people just need a push to get involved in activities again [3].

Another way to connect with an older person and to spend time with them is to get them to teach you something. Perhaps there’s a skill they have, like sewing, that you could learn from them, or maybe they have a famous apple pie recipe they could teach you. This is a fun way to spend time with them, and giving them the opportunity to share their knowledge with you can give them a purpose [3].

Don’t be afraid to encourage other friends or family members to reach out to the elderly person in your life, too. Our days tend to get very busy and our schedules fill up quickly, but if you remind others to take twenty to thirty minutes a couple of times a week to reach out to your elderly mother, aunt, or neighbor, it will go a long way in bringing joy into that person’s life [3].

Aging can be difficult, but we have the power as a collective to help the older generation enjoy their time during old age, simply by taking an interest in them and engaging with them regularly.

A simple hello to your neighbor as you leave for work in the morning, or a quick phone call to your aging mother can make a massive difference in their day, and may even help prolong their life.

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Why Power of Attorney Can Be Key for Senior Health Care

To make sure all the documents are properly filed, it's usually best to work with an attorney you trust.

In the vast constellation of legal documents you could encounter over your lifetime, some are more critical than others. For older adults, a few legal instruments take on outsized importance, particularly in the context of ensuring adequate health care as we age. While some documents that older adults may need are focused on the financial side of your affairs, others concern how decisions will be made about your health care. The information that follows will focus on the documents related to health care that may come into play as you age.

As you navigate these legal waters for yourself or a loved one, some legal terms and documents you may encounter include:

• Living will
• Advance directive
• Do not resuscitate order
• Physician orders for life-sustaining treatment
• Health care proxy
• Power of attorney
• Guardianship or conservatorship

Living Will, Advance Directive, or Do Not Resuscitate Order

Living wills can go by a number of different names including advance directive, do not resuscitate order or POLST, which is short for physician orders for life-sustaining treatment. This document, which is often printed on brightly colored card stock and is signed by a physician, outlines which specific procedures and actions you do and don't want to receive from first responders in the event of an emergency or from end-of-life health care providers. It may include questions such as: Do you want a feeding tube placed? Do you want to be transported to the emergency room? Answers can help specify how you want to be treated if you can't communicate your wishes directly.

Stuart Furman, an elder law attorney and president of the Southern California Legal Center, Inc., in Valley Center, California, and author of "The ElderCare Ready Book," says the living will or advance directive is sometimes colloquially referred to as the "pull-the-plug" document, meaning that if someone is beyond the hope of resuscitation, then let the person go and don't take heroic efforts to revive them.

Health Care Proxy

Health care proxy is a term used in some states to designate the agent who can make health care decisions on your behalf, and may be a casual term or may reference the agent named in a formal health care power of attorney document.

Power of Attorney

There are many different types of power of attorney documents that can cover financial or health care matters. Furman says that while there are many permutations of these documents that should be tailored by an attorney for your specific situation, generally speaking all of these legal instruments are "giving authority to someone else to make medical decisions for you in the event that you're not able to make them on your own."

Pamela D. Wilson, a caregiving expert, advocate and speaker based in Golden, Colorado, says that a durable power of attorney is an important document that older adults should seek to organize sooner rather than later. "In very simple terms, power of attorney is either somebody to help you manage money or your health at a point when you either can't take care of yourself or at the point that you become incapacitated," Wilson says. Incapacitation, also sometimes called incompetency, is a legal term that generally refers to someone who "can't review information or logically think through things," such as may occur after a stroke or with later-stage dementia or Alzheimer's disease. When this occurs, the durable power of attorney would come into full force, meaning that a designated overseer or agent steps in to make decisions on behalf of the individual.

It's important to "get your ducks in a row" early, with regard to organizing your legal documents for health care, says Megan Carnarius, a registered nurse, founder of Memory Care Consulting and author of "A Deeper Perspective on Alzheimer's and Other Dementias: Practical Tools with Spiritual Insights." Particularly if there's a family history of Alzheimer's or dementia, you need to make arrangements before the diagnosis is made, because "you can't typically write a power of attorney if someone has this diagnosis." A dementia diagnosis often means the person is considered legally incapable of making those decisions. Therefore, "if families have a suspicion that the person is getting more confused and they feel like they need to go to the doctor to get a diagnosis, they should have already taken care of the financial and decision-making stuff. You don't want to wait until you've gotten a diagnosis, because then (attorneys) worry about competency."

In a perfect world, we'd all set up a durable power of attorney as soon as we turned 18, as that's when things can get dicey legally if you're incapacitated. Wilson shares the story of a young man who fell off a retaining wall and sustained injuries that rendered him incapacitated. A lengthy legal battle ensued over who would make medical decisions on his behalf because he didn't have any power of attorney documents drafted prior to the accident. For seniors, it becomes even more important to get these documents sorted out, as conditions can deteriorate quickly and catch everyone off guard. If the power of attorney assignation is left too late, the person will be forced into guardianship, Wilson says.

Guardianship or Conservatorship

Guardianship, which Furman says is called conservatorship in California, comes into play when someone is unable to make decisions for themselves and there is no power of attorney in place. Many power of attorney documents also include provisions for that same person to become guardian. But there is a distinction in the level of power each role has, Wilson says. "An example would be an older adult living at home who's burning food because they have poor memory. They're not showering, they're not taking medications and they refuse to move to assisted living." The power of attorney designee "can't put that person into a care community because that person could say, 'Hey I'm leaving,' and power of attorney can't stop them. But a guardian can. A guardian has absolute power of appointment through the court. It's a very serious appointment, because when you have a guardian, you give up all your rights to decide about health care and money." Therefore, "it has to be a very trusted person."

Who Should Be My Power of Attorney?

Typically, power of attorney and guardianship responsibilities are vested in a family member, such as the adult child of a senior. But there are lots of other relationships that can work, from close friends to hired professionals. Wilson is one such professional advocate who takes power of attorney assignments for people who don't have an appropriate agent in the family.

Choosing the right person to act on your behalf as your power of attorney is critical, Wilson says. "If a parent chooses a child who has been terrible at financial management to be their financial power of attorney, it's going to be a disaster. Same for health care. If they choose someone who can't advocate with doctors and the care community, it's not going to work out," and this is where professionals like Wilson can help. Appointing a professional can also be a savvy way of avoiding conflict if you anticipate such could occur in choosing one sibling over the other, for example. "You really have to plan for conflict if it exists in family members because all of this gets so very, very nasty," when wishes aren't clearly communicated.

It's also important to designate one or more successors, or backups, to your first-choice power of attorney. A successor would step into the role of power of attorney if your first choice can't or won't serve. "If you don't appoint a successor and the appointed person resigns, and you can't do another power of attorney, you're forced into guardianship. So, you always want to have backup successors in your documents," Wilson says.

Who Can Help Me with Power of Attorney?

To make sure all the documents are properly filed, it's usually best to work with an attorney you trust. "There's all sorts of forms you can pull off the internet," Wilson says, "but it's better to use an attorney in the state where you live because laws differ by states. Have an attorney draft them and look at them every 10 years to see what needs to be changed."

These variations from state to state can become problematic if your loved one moves, says Lindsay Perrin, co-founder of Ro & Steve, an independent online review site for senior living facilities and other businesses related to senior care that sprang out of her and her husband's challenges in finding the right care scenarios for their aging parents. "We drafted these documents for my dad years ago," when he was living in Massachusetts prior to his diagnosis with Lewy body dementia. But since then, he's moved in with Perrin's family in New Hampshire, and sometimes the personnel the family encounters at health care centers aren't familiar with the out-of-state documents. This can cause significant hassle, leading to "stressful situations in the hospital where I'm trying to sign for Medicare and the desk staffers aren't familiar with my Massachusetts documents." Sometimes they need to make calls to an attorney to clear up confusion.

Perrin says it's not possible now to have new documents drawn up in New Hampshire because her father's condition has progressed to the point where he's unable to sign new documents, so they soldier on with the out-of-state but still completely legal documents they have. Still, Perrin recommends thinking ahead about where you're likely to be living when the power of attorney will come into force and have the documents drawn up in that state. "Technically my Massachusetts documents should be well understood. They work here. It's just that not everybody has that education, so think about the next phase," and where you might be living when you'll need the assistance of a power of attorney.

Power of Attorney and Assisted Living

Matt Perrin, Lindsay's husband and co-founder of Ro & Steve, has also had to navigate these legal waters in caring for his mother who's currently in an assisted living facility. He says it's very important to have all of your legal documents in order before making the move to an assisted living community.

Some facilities may require that such documents be in place before they will admit your loved one, particularly if that person is incompetent. "There's no authority for that person to sign the contract," Furman says. "That's a cardinal rule across the country – incompetent people have no authority to sign contracts. It's like a child." Even if you're entering a facility while you're still considered competent, it's wise to have a power of attorney in place so that if your situation changes rapidly, as can happen with a stroke, for example, the community will know whom to contact when decisions need to be made. Having the appropriate type of power of attorney in place "gives us the tools in our toolbox," to be able to act in the best interest of the individual, Furman says.

Matt says drafting a power of attorney was easy and straightforward – the hardest part was having the conversation with his mom about initiating the process. On the advice of a friend, he approached that difficult conversation delicately, seeking consensus with his mother rather than being prescriptive. "It did make it easier to cut through what's not the easiest of discussions," he says of taking a collaborative approach. His mother's 40-year career as a nurse also meant she was open to talking about end-of-life and what arrangements needed to be made for her care. "She sees the value in these sorts of things, but even then, when it comes time to have the discussion about you, it's hard. It's just a tricky discussion, but you're doing it hopefully at the right time and not when you're in dire straits." As with most anything related to aging and health care, getting ahead of any coming crisis is best.

To draft the documents, the family worked with an attorney they'd known for years, though Matt says if he were to do it again, he'd probably opt for an attorney with specialized expertise in estate planning. "We're not wealthy. My mom has very few assets, but thinking we didn't need an estate plan was sort of a naive mistake. And from what I can tell it's a common misconception." Rather, estate planning is an important aspect of the whole picture no matter how much money you have. "I would tackle (estate planning and power of attorney) in tandem. It's one less thing for you to do later," when perhaps your loved one's condition has deteriorated, making even a small task like seeking a notary's signature seem like a much bigger chore. "It adds up, and you need to save your mental space for the real stuff," he says.

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Flu Vaccines Are Killing Senior Citizens, Study Warns

A JAMA study has found that the flu vaccine, taken by 60% of people over 65-years-old, may be killing a significant number of senior citizens.

Sharyl Attkisson, a former investigative journalist for CBS, says the study shows there is no improvement in mortality rates among senior citizens who get flu shots, and may actually contribute to increased ill-health and death.

Inquisitr.com reports: The study “got little attention,” she says, “because the science came down on the wrong side.” Whereas the researchers had set out to prove that the push for massive flu vaccination would save the world, the researchers were “astonished” to find that the data did not support their presupposition at all. The data actually shows that deaths increased, not decreased, among seniors following vaccination.

Johns Hopkins scientist, Peter Doshi, Ph.D., issued a report in the prestigious British Medical Journal, according to NewsLI, asserting that the CDC policy of routinely recommending the flu vaccine is being based on “low quality studies that do not substantiate claims.” He says there is no evidence that the vaccine reduces deaths among senior citizens. Interestingly, Doshi cites an Australian study which found significant risks for children as well, stating that “one in every 110 children under the age of five had convulsions following vaccinations in 2009 for H1N1 influenza.”

During the drug trials for the Fluzone flu vaccine, 23 seniors out of 3,833 died after receiving the shot, according to the drug’s package insert, reported by Health Impact News. Another 226 experienced “serious adverse effects.” The manufacturer denies any connection between the deaths and the flu vaccine.

Seniors Told Get Flu Vaccine

There appears to be growing public skepticism that the flu vaccine is as beneficial as the experts say, according to an earlier Inquisitr report. The level of doubt is strongly correlated to the incidence of accounts of research fraud in the vaccine industry, an industry which makes billions of dollars of profit every year.

Often when an article about the dangers of a vaccine comes out, there are people who write in to tell about a family member who was harmed by the vaccine, and the flu vaccine for senior citizens in no exception. A number of people have written to report that their grandmother, or uncle, or brother died shortly after getting a flu shot, sometimes after receiving their first ever such shot. Their stories are frequently minimized, yet the government pays out more compensation from the flu vaccine than any other vaccine.

Despite this, it is increasingly expected that every senior citizen line up for their annual flu shot.

A nursing home near Atlanta, Georgia, now reports a devastating outcome to such a policy, according to Health Impact News. All of the residents of the Hope Assisted Living & Memory Care were given a flu vaccine on Friday, November 7. Every one of the senior citizens developed an immediate fever. Within the week following, five of them died. The source reports that the facility’s typical pattern is one or two losses every six months, frequently due to Alzheimer’s.

“The facility is not saying they are related to the flu shot but we all know they are, and they know they are.”

Questions must be asked, then, such as: do the benefits of getting a flu vaccine outweigh the risks, especially among vulnerable senior citizens? Or would they be better off choosing to reject the shot? Who benefits if evidence showing the harm of the vaccine is buried? And what would be the motive for fabricating evidence of harm if none exists? If the facts are as solid as some insist, then why do they seem to be threatened by the data being challenged? Shouldn’t truth be able to stand up under scrutiny?

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