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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well, I would do nothing. She made her bed and now she has to lie in it.[/quote] My brother thinks the same but I feel bad that her neighbors are doing anything. I am trying to wrap my head around how can a person who barely leaves the house and was always rather frugal, blows through her savings but oh well. I know she won't let us look at her finances So what do people w/o families typically do in these situations?[b] Government just steps in? [/b][/quote] OP doesn't have to do anything, but she should know there is no "government steps in." There are very few social services anywhere and they are universally overwhelmed. If the elderly person can't or won't seek the services that are available - including from charities, which often do more than govt - then typically nothing will happen. I'm not judging estrangement. I just dislike that people assume somebody else will step in at a certain point -- nope. [/quote]
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