A country exists to protect those within its borders, and does so by offering a wide range of services. These services can come in a variety of forms, including police, our army, and our government. However, the line between right and wrong is often blurred, and deciphering the extent of some injustices can be a difficult task, one that lawyers excitedly look forward to. Reading between the lines and finding holes are some of the ways lawyers help their clients, but these loopholes also open the door for less noble causes.
We like to think that as a country, we dutifully protect those unable to defend themselves, but we cannot claim that when elder abuse is a horrible and unfortunate reality for many. Like all other forms of abuse, it can be difficult to judge what defines abuse and the extent of legal punishment that the abuse deserves, making it easy to find ways to escape punishment. In particular, elder abuse is especially depressing. The lives they have lived and the history they have witnessed often gets ignored simply to make it easier for those that are tasked with taking care of them, paving the way for varying degrees of abandonment, harm, and overall neglect that no one deserves, but especially are lived and more tired residents. It is a common consensus that we have a duty to care for our elderly, similar to how we should care for our children, but idealism and reality are unfortunately not the same. The elderly are among the most abused demographic, and many different groups that are supposed to show empathy and care instead demonstrate indifference and frustration, often complicating their own jobs in attempts to find shortcuts.
However, not all is negative, as there are organizations and individuals that have the heart and strength to stand up for these injustices. One of these groups is the Montgomery County Office of Aging Services (MCOAS), who is working in conjunction with the Older Adult Protective Services (OAPS) unit in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The goal of these services is to provide services necessary to protect the health, safety, and welfare of persons aged 60 and older who lack the capacity to protect themselves and who are at imminent risk of abuse, neglect, exploitation or abandonment, and to do so they are seeking bids and solicitations to procure elder law services to assist the OAPS unit. The good that can come from this is immense, and can lead to a better quality of life in general for elders everywhere by leading from example.
If interested in this opportunity, click on the link to learn more. The bid closes November 21, 2024 at 10:30 AM EST.
