"How Long?"

"Long Enough!"



Now this:
http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/438794_Elder-abuse--a-growing-problem-here.html

The 64-year-old Lancaster amputee depended on his personal care aide to help him bathe, dress and fix nutritious meals.

But instead, police allege, the aide abused her patient's vulnerability and trust, neglecting him so badly that he developed skin ulcers deep enough to reach his muscle and bone.

When the man finally checked into a local hospital, doctors found severe wounds on his leg, foot, back and genitals. He eventually lost his right leg to amputation.

The former aide, Mary Lou Robinson, is charged with neglect and reckless endangerment.

The case marks the start of a stepped-up effort to fight an epidemic of elder abuse that is unreported and unpunished, Lancaster County District Attorney Craig Stedman said.

"People don't want to think about this. They don't want to talk about it," he said. "That's part of the problem."

Experts say neglect, financial exploitation, and physical and sexual abuse of older adults is widespread . . .