From the wires comes a bizarre and possibly tragic story of wealth, isolation, and allegations of financial elder abuse around reclusive 104-year-old copper heiress Hugette Clark, who has not been seen in public since the 1950s. A series of reports on Msnbc.com detail the strange life and isolation of Clark, whose wealth is estimated to be in the hundreds of millions.
Right out of George Orwell’s 1984 comes the story of a new trend in elder care – around the clock telemonitoring of elders in their own homes. It might sound over the top, but here’s the twist – elders love it, and the cost is far less than nursing home care.
Nursing home abuse is a persistent problem with dramatic statistics.
Last Tuesday the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA) observed the 5th Annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.
Sokolove Law, LLC re-launches its Nursing Home Abuse Resource Center.