10-06-2016, 11:38 AM
So sorry to hear this, DoryGray. Bless you for trying to help. Kupuna should not have to go through this.
Serve this person a five (5) day notice (form available online), and no excuses. "Can't find another place" is not the elderly person's problem. Verbal agreement is also binding, and hopefully, this doesn't end up in small claims court, or something. Just be firm, and give her five (5) days, serve her the document, and if she doesn't move, have her removed. I've been through this with an elderly person, and you must be firm. Taking advantage of Kupuna is one of the worst sins.
Can someone stay with her/him for this period to make sure she/he is safe? Surely, this person has family somewhere, if not here in Hawai'i. Each day that goes by for this Kupuna is unwarranted stress, and needs resolution.
In closing, there are also State funded programs that protect our elderly from abuse and exploitation, of any kind. Try that avenue, in conjunction with the five day notice. Here are some links for your perusal:
https://www.caregiver.org/hawaii-adult-p...se-hotline
http://humanservices.hawaii.gov/ssd/home...-services/
http://www.elder-abuseca.com/stateResources/hawaii.html
Hope this helps. If there is anything that makes my blood boil, it is abuse (no matter if physical, financial, etc.) of Kupuna and Keiki. [
!]
JMO.
Serve this person a five (5) day notice (form available online), and no excuses. "Can't find another place" is not the elderly person's problem. Verbal agreement is also binding, and hopefully, this doesn't end up in small claims court, or something. Just be firm, and give her five (5) days, serve her the document, and if she doesn't move, have her removed. I've been through this with an elderly person, and you must be firm. Taking advantage of Kupuna is one of the worst sins.
Can someone stay with her/him for this period to make sure she/he is safe? Surely, this person has family somewhere, if not here in Hawai'i. Each day that goes by for this Kupuna is unwarranted stress, and needs resolution.
In closing, there are also State funded programs that protect our elderly from abuse and exploitation, of any kind. Try that avenue, in conjunction with the five day notice. Here are some links for your perusal:
https://www.caregiver.org/hawaii-adult-p...se-hotline
http://humanservices.hawaii.gov/ssd/home...-services/
http://www.elder-abuseca.com/stateResources/hawaii.html
Hope this helps. If there is anything that makes my blood boil, it is abuse (no matter if physical, financial, etc.) of Kupuna and Keiki. [
!]JMO.