Expert Column
Carolyn L. Rosenblatt 
Attorney at Law, RN
Carolyn L. Rosenblatt, RN, attorney-at-law, began her career as a nurse, working as an...read more
Articles In This Column
- The Pros & Cons of Guardianship or Conservatorship: How to Know If It's Right for You
- What Is The Difference Between A Power Of Attorney And A Conservatorship or Guardianship?
- Financial Decision Making & Legal Limits: What Can A Power Of Attorney Do?
- Can A Power Of Attorney Document Be Used For Medical Decisions?
- Consumer Alert: Exposing the Flaws in Medicare's 5 Star Rating System of Nursing Homes
- Legal Limits of Care in Assisted Living Facilities
- Alzheimer's: Transitioning from Home to Assisted Living
- How to Talk to Parents About the Future
- Using Mediation to Manage Conflict in Long Term Care Facilities
- Physical & Financial Elder Abuse: What You Can Do
Legal Advice for Seniors
Comments For "Physical & Financial Elder Abuse: What You Can Do"
Guess what-workers are sometimes wrongly accused,sometimes to deflect attention off of bad clients-that's right,just as there are bad workers,there are bad clients-noone ever thinks of that.In homecare a worker can actually be ganged up on by family members and their rep ruined because the worker has no witness-it happened to me, and even though my agency cleared me I was made out a monster by my community-now I've been deemed undateable and I can't work here because noone trusts me.
It is true that there are two sides to every story and that false accusations do occur. We encourage mediation of these disputes to avoid the sad outcome you have had to endure. Mediation can do a great deal to allow both sides of a dispute to clear up emotionally difficult situations.
If a parent takes away power of attorney from one child and gives to another child, who then cashes in the retirement fund, what can be done? The parent has some type of dementia. The child who now has the power of attorney, says there is no dementia, alzheimers or anything else, it is all prescription drug caused and every thing is just all right.
It appears urgent that the person making the comment seek the advice of an elder law attorney right away. “Some type of dementia” gives a ruthless power of attorney a license to steal. The law can protect a vulnerable elder who has dementia. Find out how.
Trial Magazine recently published an article entitle "Protecting Seniors from Financial Abuse". The article can be read at http://www.waterskraus.com/index.aspx?id=news_protecting_seniors_financially