Wayne Sperling and Lorinda Bailey, parents of boys ages 2, 4, 5, and 6 of Denver, Colorado face four …show more content…
Adult Protective Services along with law enforcement officials responded to 8 Lynn Drive in Garden City, Georgia, and upon arrival at the home they found an eighty-two-year-old female sitting on a sofa in her own feces and urine and unresponsive (WTOC, 2014). The woman’s body was covered with large sores, open wounds, maggots, and flies (WTOC, 2014). The woman’s body reeked urine and feces (WTOC, 2014). The woman was taken immediately to a local hospital in critical condition and was placed on life support (WTOC, …show more content…
Elder abuse is any knowing, intentional, or negligent act by a caretaker or any other person that causes harm or serious risk of harm or injury to a vulnerable adult or a person sixty-five-years-old or older (Atlanta Legal Aid Society Inc., 2015). In general, elder abuse is any type of mistreatment that results in harm or loss of to an elder person (National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse, 2008). The forms of abuse that is involved in this elder abuse case include: physical abuse, emotional or psychological abuse, sexual abuse, domestic violence, neglect, and financial exploitation (National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse,