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Abuse of elderly increasing
LANSING (UPI)-The fifth com-
mandment says "Honor thy mother and
father." But many frustrated adults
have turned to beating or neglecting
their parents instead.
"Granny beating"-the abuse,
neglect-or exploitation of the elderly by
their children or grandchildren-is on
the rise both in Michigan and across the
nation, according to state officials.
IN THE U.S., government studies
estimate as many as 2 million persons
over age 65-out of a total of 22
million-are abused by their children
each year.
No reliable statistics are available in
Michigan because officials believe the
number of cases reported represent
only a fraction of the abuse that ac-
tually occurs.
Parent abuse legislation patterned
after the state's child abuse laws has
been in the works for nearly a decade.
But lawmakers are stalled over such
questions as who has jurisdiction in
parent abuse cases-police or state
agencies?
INCIDENTS OF physical
abuse-such as the hammer beating of
a Chicago man by his 19-year-old
daughter-grab the grimmest headlines.
But parent abuse is more often found
in the passive neglect of parents, said
Susan Sweeney, who runs a program
funded by the Department of Mental
Health and Social Services.
"They (children) know their parents
can't go shopping, can't cook and can't
take care of themselves. But they
ignore them."
IN ONE WASHTENAW Court case, a
middle-aged college professor refused
to buy his 88-year-old father cigarettes,
took away his television, and would not
let him make telephone calls.
Others exploit elderly parents by
coercing them to sign over Social
Security or pension checks and
pocketing the cash.
Michigan's poor economy undoub-
tedly has led to an increase in parent
abuse, Sweeny said, but society also
plays a big role.
WHILE TODAY'S lifestyles have
become more mobile and temporary,
values have not changed accordingly,
she said.
"A lot of the problem is that our
society has changed a lot but peoples'
values are still turn-of-the-century
values. We still feel we're supposed t
keep our parents at home, and that
may not be a realistic expectation
now."
But fear of what the neighbors will
think often keeps elderly victims from
reporting their children to police or
going to mental health centers for help,
she said.
IN ONE CASE, an elderly Detroit
woman refused to report an incident i
which an out-of-work son slapped he
when she tried to calm his rage over
losing unemployment benefits, causing
her to fall and break a hip.
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