Annaleigh’s Story. How Can We Stop Elder Abuse?

K Bennett
K Bennett
Nov 3 · 4 min read

Recognizing and acknowledging signs of elder abuse is crucial to getting help for victims.

Photo by Cristian Newman on Unsplash

She had been laying in a urine and fecal soaked bed for approximately four days. She had bed sores on her coxyx, buttocks, clavicles and right heel. We can conclude from this diagnosis, that she hadn’t been turned properly and was probably trying to turn herself with her right heel. In her…

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K Bennett

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Mother of 6 awesome males, music lover, photographer, avid reader, autodidact, Ninja Writer, Taurus in menopause, seeker of peace.

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