Mothers grandaughter had contacted the State DHS, to get information on the procedure and what we could do to help our Mother, who was being isolated in her own home. She was told that we would have to go to the County DHS, to do this report.
My sister and I went to the Montgomery Co. DHS, Sept. 2001, to report that our Mother was being locked in her house while our brother would go outside and work on the farm. K. Shelton explained to us, that she would go and do this report, after we explained our concerns for Mothers safety. We told her that Mother was not able to get herself up and and out of a chair, without help.
After Shelton had done this report, we were in the office to visit with her. She said that she could not give us a copy of her report but a copy would be sent to Mother. This did not make sense to us, as why wouldn't we be the ones to get this report. We asked if our brother was in the room when she done this report, as we knew Mother would be intimidated if he was in the room when Shelton asked questions. Shelton said, that he was outside with a Deputy, who had gone with her to the house. She said, that Mother was NOT a dependent adult. We learned later, that Shelton had lied, and that our brother had been in the room when she interviewed Mother. So this Report was fraudulently done. We discovered that this Shelton worked closely with the Swanson Law Firm, who were County Attys. Shelton did say, should my Mother ever be left alone in the house, then she would want to know about it.
SO, October 21, 2001, the grandsons had gone to see their Grandmother and had the video of her being locked in the house, and showing Mother saying, that her son told her she couldn't have company. I took this VHS tape to the Des Moines DHS, so they could see what was happening. They in turn, sent it to the Montgomery DHS and nothing, again, was done about this.
The grandaughter got in contact with Deanna Clingan-Fischer, a lawyer for the Dept. of Elder Affairs, as she had originally contacted the Dept of Elder Affairs just to get information. She had intervened on behalf of the case by getting in contact with Sandy Koll and Gerry Prine, to recommend the DCI Agent. Then Ms Shelton had undermined our credibility so nothing was ever done.
Ms Charlotte Nelson, the head of the Women's Rights section of the Dept of Human Rights, was very understanding. Charlotte Nelson was on the Iowa Committee for Elder Abuse and the grandaughter had gotten in contact with her in early Oct. 2001. Of all the people that we spoke with Ms. Nelson understood the nature of psychological abuse and isolation.
In reading some State newsletters online, and those newsletters mentioned that the Lt. Governor had made elder abuse a priority this year (2001) and that there had been inefficiencies in the DHS in regards to the investigation of abuse.
It was very clear that Ms. Shelton and Atty Swanson were working together, which explained the ethical problems with Sheltons report. Sheltons report violated investigative procedures and contained poorly researched falsehoods. The report done further harm to our relationships with Mother, insofar as the DHS investigation has been represented in an inflammatory manner to Mother.
I have to say that NO ONE in the State or Local DHS offices, had my Mothers best interest in their hearts.
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Posted by: freelance writing | 04/07/2011 at 10:45 AM