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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m in this situation. He’s a jerk to me. Won’t let me hire anyone to help. I set boundaries, limit my time to only what’s necessary. But I have to be careful- last winter during a prolonged storm he was alone for 48 hrs. Fell and called emt. Days later, [b]agency on agency protective services called me to investigate elder abuse![/b] I was shocked, explained the unique circumstances, and it was fine - but now I’m acutely aware that I will be blamed if I don’t do the necessary things. Sucks. I can only work part time due to him. [/quote]

As someone who has gone through the experience of an elder parent living alone and falling a lot, complete with EMT responding, I do not believe this.  You as an adult are not responsible for another adult who chooses to live alone.  [/quote]

Guess what? It happened, and so apparently I am. Of course, I don’t know what the next step would be if I had actually neglected parent in some way, but they weren’t shy about calling and opening a file. Parent isn’t labeled incompetent, either. [/quote]

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