Elder Abuse: A Neighbor Saves Her Elderly Friend
12.31.15 6:00am
For every 24 cases of elder abuse, only one is reported. One woman has no regrets about going to authorities with her concerns about her neighbor's well-being.
Nancy Oatts had a friendly relationship with her neighbor Miss D (Oatts requested that "Miss D" would be used to protect her neighbor's identity.) Miss D had a level of dementia. She lived by herself so Oatts would sometimes visit her and share a beer. One day, Oatts began to notice something wasn't right.
"She was looking neglected. She was very scared and didn't want to let you leave her once she got a hold of you," Oatts said.
Miss D was also carrying around all of her money because she didn't trust her family.