Asylum Closed Where Grandmothers Were Ill-Treated in PFS; State DIF Takes Care of Them

On the afternoon of Thursday, May 15, San Luis Potosí authorities rescued 10 older adults who were allegedly ill-treated by the caretakers of an asylum. Staff member of the State Coordination of Civil Protection conducted an operation to rescue older adults who were in the Santa Rosa asylum, located in the state capital, after several recordings of hidden cameras showing the ill-treatment of grandparents were released.

An official source of the Abrates PSP told Lusa that the taxation action carried out on Thursday together with several entities resulted from "rums" that were circulating in the city and that warned the authorities for "disconformity situations" in a residential structure for elderly people, in particular "which operated illegally". As a result of the inspective action, the PSP indicated in communication that "the urgent closure" of the site was…

Faced with recent reports of conditions of violence and ill-treatment in an asylum, the Government of San Luis Potosí, headed by Ricardo Gallardo Cardona, announced that it will present a series of reforms to improve the quality of life of older adults in the state. These initiatives will also include strict regulation of retirement places and so-called annexes, where it has been found that many operate without adequate supervision or licenses.

The state authorities of San Luis Potosí closed an asylum in the south of the entity, after attacks against older adults were spread; they did not have permits.The post Authorities close residence in Santa Sofia after allegations of mistreatment in SLP first appeared on SinEmbargo MX.Read the full text in sinembargo.mx

The grandmothers who were ill-treated in the asylum ‘Residence Santa Sofía’ in San Luis Potosí, were already rescued by the authorities of the entity, after the videos of the aggressions by the workers of the place were released; so was the operation. After the acts of violence against the elderly residents of the private assistance house located in Fray Diego de la Magdalena and causing indignation, the authorities began the proceedings to put …

The governor of the state Ricardo Gallardo Cardona estimated that there are at least 50 nursing homes that operate irregularly, so he asked the relevant authorities to provide timely supervision and the Attorney General’s Office to open investigations to punish those who are carrying out abuses against older adults. After the videos displayed of what happened in the stay “Santa Sofía”, Gallardo Cardona said that he asked the State Civil Protecti…