TOLEDO, Ohio — The Ohio Department of Aging reports that national studies show one in 10 seniors experience elder abuse and that in the state alone, more than 100 referrals a day are received for it.
There are nearly 3 million people in Ohio over 60 years old, also according to ODA. And when it comes to older loved ones who are living in senior care facilities, attorney Matt Mooney said elder abuse can be difficult to spot.
Mooney is representing the family of 72-year-old Lucy Garcia, who died after being cared for at the Arbors at Oregon nursing home in July. The Lucas County Corner’s Office ruled her death a homicide caused by “caretaker neglect resulting in complications of a sacral pressure wound.”…