We handle some Adult Protective Services cases. Right before I left the office this evening I had a call from the social worker on one of our current cases. The individual in need of protection in that case died today. All I can think about the horror this elderly person knew in the last year of their life. The abuse and neglect at the hands of the nursing home (and neglect by relatives) was some of the worst I have ever seen and it just breaks my heart that this elderly person's last days were spent in such a condition.
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