Elder Abuse

This morning's Sunday Mail reported a number of very sad events where people have taken unfair advantage of elders.  One case was an elderly man who was taken advantage of by a women, already married, but feigned her love for the man, and in the end took his money.  Luckily, according to the story, he was able to pull himself together and get his life back on track.  Some people are very vulnerable after the death of a partner, or an illness.  There always seems to be some nasty person around to take advantage of the situation.

There has been more in the papers about the funeral industry and I am pleased to know that there is a new organisation getting ready to be created that will advocate for families at the time of death.  It is so important that families are not ripped off, or that they get the best value for their dollars.

It would be great to get more support.  If anyone is interested they can send me a message via the comments section, and I will put them in touch with the organisers who are keen to work to ensure that there is "Dignity in Death."

Australia really is a multicultural country - so there are many types of funerals held in Australia. 

My friend Patty Beecham has a business where she takes videos of family events - including funerals.  I had to think hard about this - I did not initially understand why someone would want a family funeral filmed but I am sure that it will bring value to some folk.

Visit her website to see what she is doing.  Click here.


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