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Los Angeles County prosecutors filed a range of charges against Keya Morgan last week.
The allegations are contained in documents released to TheJournal.ie under the Freedom of Information Act.
Research suggests that up to 10% of older adults may experience financial abuse.
Two cases of alleged elder abuse appeared before Kildare’s family court this week.
Documents show a number of serious issues in relation to care at nursing homes across Ireland.
Derrick Gharabighi faces 11 years in prison for allegedly punching 78-year-old Sahak Sahakian.
This is just one example of elder abuse in Ireland.
Over 2,400 cases of elder abuse were reported to the HSE last year.
Despite the caring, protective, respectful attitude Irish society likes to think it has towards older people, elder abuse is widespread.
Two-thirds of victims are female, while there is a higher abuse rate among the over 80s.
Last year, the HSE said that it had seen an increase of almost 10 per cent on referrals for elder abuse.
The majority of alleged victims were aged over 80, female, and had reportedly been neglected or abused by a relative.
13 of the 14 employees who were due an average of €4,000 each get their money – the other one is the whistleblower.
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