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In Rochester NY, hearings on elder
abuse
Local social
workers, lawyers, county employees and a concerned daughter
pushed state Assembly members Friday for tougher laws
and better resources to protect seniors from abuse.
During
hours of testimony at City Hall, the advocates and
experts told stories of sons and church members stealing thousands
of dollars from elderly men, women arriving in hospital
emergency rooms afraid of their family members and
caretakers blatantly neglecting those under their watch.
The state
defines "elderly" in such cases as older than
65. "I feel that New York state should set up a
mandatory safeguard for the elderly population," said
Rochester resident Stella Rainge, who said her mother
was mistreated by a caregiver. Only about a quarter of
all instances of elder abuse are reported, and only 5
percent of victims report the wrongdoings themselves,
said Art Mason, director of Lifespan's elder abuse prevention
program.
Lifespan received a $194,000 state grant to
run the nation's first statewide study of elder abuse.
Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (19 January
2008)
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