The hidden shame of elder abuse
Behind the doors of our communities throughout America lies a hidden shame as well as daily criminal acts called elder abuse. These crimes are committed on our most vulnerable and dependent elderly – those with dementia, Parkinson’s, unable to walk, oftentimes bedridden, and unable to cry out in pain.
Even more horrific are the abuses and neglects which occur in the “sanitized” corridors of the for-profit nursing homes throughout the country. …