we had hit a wall
no proof
all the bruises cuts
were results of falls
we were told
but we knew
we knew it was a lie
we have all heard the hushed stories
we have our own stories
we were powerless
we could do nothing
so we buried our suspicions
along with our grief
at the funeral
deep in shame
MID WEEK MOTIF - POETS UNITED
abuse of the elderly
finally - proof
thanks to technology
little spy cameras
hidden in the rooms
by concerned relatives
SADISTS EXPOSED
the above carer Dana Gray was sentenced to home detention for a minimum of 6 months
she is allowed out to shop once a week and attend medical appointments if necessary
AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT
CORRUPT CARE PROVIDERS
SADISTIC CARERS
THE MINISTER FOR AGED CARE
THE JUDICIARY
been going on for decades
monsters when caught get little slaps
on the wrist by the judiciary
The video also appeared to show Lucas attempting to suffocate Mr Hausler with a large napkin
The abuse his daughter recorded led to Lucas' conviction for aggravated assault.
The above served only one month in prison with the rest of his sentence served in home detention.
A Sydney aged-care worker has been filmed allegedly assaulting an 82-year-old resident, hitting the man with a shoe and shoving and dragging him while trying to remove his clothes
The 35-year-old man has been charged over the abuse at the home on Sydney's northern beaches, in a incident police have described as “disgraceful”.
don't get old down under
our carers could teach nazis
a thing or two
they killed theirs outright
we torture ours for years
writing on the wall
for corrupt care providers
burn in hell slowly
HAIKU HORIZONS
abused neglected
vulnerable frail old people
tortured in care homes
life without love is like a tree
without blossoms or fruit
(Chevrefeuille)
CARPE DIEM HOKKU
Oh, this is harrowing. It's unbelievable that these caretakers can be so horrible to the elderly in care. The corrupt system saves them from stringent punishment too.
ReplyDeleteHope things change for the better and there is a concerted effort for better policy formulation to safeguard the physical, mental and emotional health of those who require care because of age or illness.
Vulnerability should never become a ground for suppression and torture.
Thanks for sharing your voice and opposition to such incidents.
-HA
It's terrifying to imagine what these poor souls must go through in care homes!
ReplyDeleteThis is shocking and so very sad, it breaks my heart. Exposing them! Bravo!
ReplyDeletethis is nothing buy horror. I am blessed to have put my mother into a private small facility where they took the best of care of her. these people in my mind should be shot for their abuse.
ReplyDeleteOh, this is terrible Rall! I was concerned about my mother when my sister placed her in a care home. These dreadful things seem to be happening all over the world - there is no love or respect for the elderly.
ReplyDeletewow! very intense. it's good that technology has been able to help families catch the problem. Hopefully it will lead to change.
ReplyDeleteMary (Cactus Haiku)
It's so utterly horrifying! I am eternally grateful I found a good place for my late husband to spend his final weeks. As for these others – I question what kind of training the staff receive, and how well they are vetted. Not to mention how closely they are supervised. It's widespread, not a few isolated instances. It has to be a problem at management level ultimately, and indeed part of a whole culture that urgently needs changing. Thanks for highlighting it here.
ReplyDeleteWhat is so horrifying is that some courts deciding such treatment was not unreasonable.
ReplyDeleteSo glad those corrupt and violent "carers" have hit a wall!
ReplyDeleteAnd we call humans civilized!!! Animals are so much better than us. Just don't know what to say! Ugh!
ReplyDeleteThank you for going beyond your poem to the true stories and court cases. My dad is now in a home for dementia--we just couldn't care for him! Ooooooo. Horrors. And we are aging, too.
ReplyDelete"so we buried our suspicions
along with our grief . . . " "shame"
May the "writing on the wall" indeed be the case for abusers of the aged.
Oh this is so horrifying
ReplyDeleteHorrifying, the terror the vulnerable lived in.....and the teeny "sentence" passed. In canada recently a care person (definite misnomer) was convicted of actually murdering eight elderly patients.
ReplyDeleteWe have had such murders happen here too, Sherry. :(
DeleteHorrifying post ... but such strong poetry full of emotions.
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