'who does one believe?' home finds no evidence of assault against 101-year-old woman - elmo video camera

A 101 daughter. year-
The old woman who said she was "hit" by a towel was installing a camera in her mother's long lung. term care room.
Margaret Anthony says she and her family are taking action, in part because the alleged incident seems to come down to "her-said/she-said.
Anthony's mother, Evelyn Dick, told a nurse that she came to her room early in the morning of June 14 and that she had just been slammed with a towel by a caregiver who told her to go back to bed.
The elderly woman later told her daughter about it and said the caregiver did the same to other residents.
Anthony is now informed of the internal investigation of Extendicare Starwood long
Her mother's home of long-term care did not find evidence to support the claim.
Anthony said the nursing staff had moved to another level.
She was also informed that the allegation would be kept in the records of the nursing staff.
Police, the Ministry of Health and a long-standing investigation into the alleged incident
Long-Term Care Workers continue.
Anthony said she was present when her mother was interviewed by a Department investigator, and her mother repeated the story of being hit in the head with a towel, adding that she did not want anyone to be fired.
Although the investigation continues, this case highlights the potential challenges that older persons may face when they are accused of abuse.
Graham Webb, executive director of the seniors advocacy center, said there are many similarities with the "me too" campaign, which focuses its attention on victims of sexual assault.
"One of the similarities is the tendency to discount or not believe survivors of abuse.
"Sometimes older people want not to be believed or taken seriously, it shouldn't happen," Webb said . ".
Even the mild elderlyto-
Moderate cognitive impairment can accurately report events, he said.
Anthony said officials and chiefs
The semester care home told her that her mother may have misunderstood a pat on her shoulder or something like that.
Anthony said her mom showed her where she was hit.
On one side of her head
She added that it was impossible for her mother to be surprised from behind because her bed was against the wall and had a bed rail.
Anthony said she believed her mother, and even though her mother had dementia, her mother immediately reported the incident and clearly described what had happened.
"This is a case of residents and caregivers with dementia.
In an email to family management, Anthony wrote: "Who believes ? ".
"I believe in the benefits of giving my mother doubt.
"Without a witness, there is no evidence of what happened.
However, there have been too many incidents of abuse throughout the LTC system that have not been reported because residents are at the mercy of caregivers who have not witnessed it with their own eyes and they abuse others, they were exposed as "bad apples" until one day ".
"No one knows what happened after closing," Anthony wrote . ".
That's why the family installed cameras in her mother's room, she said, and that's what the family welcomed and even helped install.
Weber says many residents who have lived for a long time
The home of long-term care is in urgent need of an advocate, and the most vulnerable is those who do not have close friends or family members speaking on their behalf.
He said the family should be present and interested in what happened to their loved ones --ones in care.
"Those who have no one are worse than those who have no one.
The chief executive of the family, Sue McGregor, said in a statement that the investigation was ongoing and that all relevant authorities had been notified of the charges.
"We sympathize with Margaret and thank her for the publicity she is doing on behalf of her mother," she wrote in an email to the paper . ".
"In this regard, our team at Extendicare Starwood stood with her.
Found in the parade that the family failed to promote zero tolerance for abuse and neglect of residents, and took appropriate action after Housekeeping reported that a caregiver called the resident's name and processed the person, who is lying on the floor?
Anthony said she had spoken to the rest of the family and they either had cameras installed or planned to install them on their loved ones --ones rooms.