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Elder abuse

xonet · 2010-06-15 17:44:09

Are there any laws in Ireland relating to elder abuse? I recently came across a situation where the daughter of an elderly person, who has numerous medical problems including dementia, is frustrating any attempts by the other sibling to get any medical attention for the mother. Should I report the situation to the HSE?

15-06-2010 5:44pm

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xonet

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Are there any laws in Ireland relating to elder abuse?

I recently came across a situation where the daughter of an elderly person, who has numerous medical problems including dementia, is frustrating any attempts by the other sibling to get any medical attention for the mother.

Should I report the situation to the HSE?

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#2 15-06-2010 7:18pm

Tom Young

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Not sure about the law in this area. Report to HSE immediately.

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#3 16-06-2010 12:44am

Farcear

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Possibly the gardai too?

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#4 09-09-2011 1:37pm

Ebola_Gray

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OP, if you are still interested in pursuing this, please let me know.

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