For some time now I have known that an old aquaitance of mine is not taking care of her mother. Her mother has Alzheirmers Disease and although she lives with this person's father he isn't taking care of her either. Its like they don't want to accept that she can't do for herself anymore. Well when I stopped over at this girl's parents house I smelled urine on her mother and she looked as if she hadn't had a bath in a long time and the house was filthy. And when I asked her why the house was dirty this young lady's response was well mom, the one with the disease, won't clean the house and she stated that her and her dad hit her mom but she still won't clean the house. And I asked her why she would hit her own mother and she stated it was to make her clean the house. And then I proceeded to tell her that her mother wasn't able to clean the house anymore and I asked her if she would consider placing her mother in a nursing home and she said they couldn't because her mom isn't a US Citzen she is a German Citzen whom her dad met when he was in the army. And I said but because she is married to him she should be able to be placed in a home anyway and they don't seem open to this. And all of this has progressively gotten worse.
At one point and time their first home burned down while she was home alone and I still don't know how she made it out. And yet he still leaves her at home alone. And so I finally worked up the courage to report them today for elder abuse to the social workers. And I am wondering if I was right in doing so. I know they will probably know who did it and they may retaliate although I am not that worried about that. But would you have turned them in. I give the social workers alot of info based on what I know and what they have told me.
At one point and time their first home burned down while she was home alone and I still don't know how she made it out. And yet he still leaves her at home alone. And so I finally worked up the courage to report them today for elder abuse to the social workers. And I am wondering if I was right in doing so. I know they will probably know who did it and they may retaliate although I am not that worried about that. But would you have turned them in. I give the social workers alot of info based on what I know and what they have told me.