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Carla,
Good news!! I just received a call from the Ombudsman at the facility where my neighbor was taken 2 weeks ago. She informed me that there is going to be a hearing at the end of the month regarding her conservatorship. She also suggested that I contact Adult Protective Services as the son and daughter have plans to come to the house and dispose of her belongings and sell the house.
The son has also changed the locks on the house, so if my neighbor is able to return home, she can't even get into her house. Smells pretty raunchy if you ask me. Apparently, after I brought the granddaughter to visit her, the son tried to forbid us from returning. Another smelly manuever. A loving son would have visited his mother and offered to help fix broken windows. He would have made sure she wasn't alone during the holidays and that she had food.
It's true, she can be difficult, but this woman was affraid of her son, and spoke of him wanting her home. The daughter has a sight impairment and can't drive. But what keeps children from contacting social service organizations to check on their mother? I am just so thrilled that someone is looking after this woman's best interest.
-----Original Message-----
From: Carla MacGregor
Date: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 8:01 AM
Subject: Feedback: When To Intervene - rights of senior versus court orders
>This is a difficult situation - given the fact that the court appointed
>the son conservator of finances and person, he does have the legal
>authority to act in her "best interest". If you feel that he is abusing
>his authority and not making decisions in the senior's best interest
>your only real recall is to petition the court for a change of
>conservator. You would need to prove that he is doing something either
>illegal or against her best interest. I would contact an attorney or
>legal aid society in your area. Given the nature of this situation and
>the tight time frame - you will need to impress upon them the need for
>fast action.
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