Q: Can a sibling stop you from seeing your parent with dementia? parent living in siblings house out of state.
parent living in siblings house , sibling changed house phone to unlisted does not answer cell . Was renting rooms in house. Have no way of contacting parent. I called senior services who is starting home care but they won’t return calls to give updates. So am I supposed to guess that my parent is ok ?
A: You may want to engage counsel in the jurisdiction where the parent is located to see what proceedings you may be able to bring forward at this juncture if Elder Services is not taking action.
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