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UK: I think my neighbor is abusing an elderly person. How can I help?
My neighbor is a carer for an elderly, distant relative. She goes to her house every day for about 2 hours. The relative is about 80 years old, and is showing clear signs of dementia. She doesn't know what year it is, she doesn't know where she lives, she thinks her father is at war, she thinks her husband is at work (he died 11 years ago).
The problem is, I don't think my neighbor is caring for her correctly, or at all really. She keeps telling me how she soils herself all the time, she doesn't eat much, she doesn't wash, at all, but the problem is, because the relative has memory loss, she thinks she's a 30 year old woman and won't receive any help. She often has aggressive out burst towards my neighbor. My neighbor tells me she's rung the doctor lots of times but the relative won't let him in to the house so he leaves without seeing her.
Apparently, her house is filthy, human excrement, rotting food, she's constantly soiled and does not wash. My neighbor says she refused all attempts for her to clean her or tidy the house.
I only know on what my neighbor tells me, I don't even know where this relative lives or anything else about her. The neighbor often brags about jewelry she's taken from her house, some cash and laughs it off. I tell her how horrified I am and she just says that the relative has lost her mind so it makes no difference.
The relative won't accept any help from anyone. I feel disgusted at my neighbor for taking advantage. my neighbor is the only relative that the old woman has left. My neighbor seems reluctant to get other help.
How can I help, I know so little about the relative and my neighbor won't let on much. I don't know where to turn or what to do.
Forgot to say, there's a private nurse who goes there on Sundays to give her some medication, so there is another person who goes there. Surely she would say/do something?
8 Answers
- Kit FangLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Call social services. If she is not being cared for appropriately, they will sort out another carer, or take her into a special nursing home (which is much better for someone with dementia than living at home - my aunt had dementia and the people at her nursing home were brilliant. There was no way we could have looked after her that well).
Seriously, call social services, don't just leave it. If she's stealing from this relative (which is what it sounds like), I would call the police as well.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Well if you are that concerned follow her one day and find out the old lady's address and then report her to social services or the police...you can do it anonymously.
You never know...the nurse may be taking advantage too...
- Anonymous1 decade ago
You should ring the social services. They have a department that deals with adults. See what they say.
- 1 decade ago
This is awful how can someone do this.
contact Social Services right away - make sure they do something about it
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
Get some photographic evidence of this abuse, send to police then get a law firm involved to sue
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
it is socials services responsibility to take care of her start by phoning them, tell other neighbours about how she steals see if she still thinks it is ok.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
You need to call social services.. NOW!
- Anonymous1 decade ago
contact social services, theyll know what to do