Dear Abby: Readers call for action to protect neglected senior
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<p><b>DEAR READERS:</b> The mailbox was bursting with responses to the Oct. 9 letter from Frustrated Neighbor, whose 94-year-old neighbor is bedridden and nominally cared for by a woman who also holds his power of attorney. I'll let the readers speak for themselves:</p><p>"Red flags everywhere! The neighbor says the caregiver has his POA, which means she can control his money. She has no incentive to move him to a home. A person who is 100% bedridden shouldn't be alone for 18 hours each day. This is elder abuse in my mind and quite possibly fraud. One phone call is all it should take if she…
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Dear Abby: Readers call for action to protect neglected senior
<p><b>DEAR READERS:</b> The mailbox was bursting with responses to the Oct. 9 letter from Frustrated Neighbor, whose 94-year-old neighbor is bedridden and nominally cared for by a woman who also holds his power of attorney. I'll let the readers speak for...
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DEAR ABBY: Readers call for action to protect neglected senior
"A person who is 100% bedridden shouldn't be alone for 18 hours each day."
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