And each time she visited it was always due to an “emergency” requiring large sums of money – in the thousands - funds she needed to resolve some kind of crisis. Either business or personal.
Because we have a responsibility to protect our clients – particular older ones with health issues – we tried to file a report with adult protective services.
However, when we talked to one of the workers at the agency and described the situation we were told they wouldn't intervene because adults who have all their faculties have a right to be stupid. They can give their money to whoever they want whenever they want. Even if it's to a drug addict who's obviously using him for her own purposes.
In a last-ditch effort to help we got his family involved. But they were no more successful than we were in convincing him this woman was a negative influence who was taking advantage of his considerable financial resources.
Perhaps the realization will come to him when he’s lonely and broke, wondering what happened to his “girlfriend.”
