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I am in New Orleans, which is a hop, skip and jump away from Metairie.
I have probably driven by the assisted living facility that your friend is in. I go to Metairie all the time.
I am trying to follow your story, which sounds totally bizarre to me. I’m so sorry that you lost your friend and I understand that you are afraid for his wife.
Please forgive me. I don’t feel like reading all of the comments over again.
Can you answer questions for me please? Was your friend receiving hospice care in the assisted living facility? Do you know the name of the hospice organization or the facility?
You said that the elderly couple had no children. So, who actually placed them in the facility to begin with? Did the couple place them?
Did you notify the police? APS, about his wife? The facility?
Did this elderly couple have children?
When did you first hear about this situation with someone pretending to be a granddaughter?
Sorry for the loss of your friend.
If you suspect someone of killing someone, why was this not reported to the police and the DA at once? This goes WAYYYYY beyond a call to APS. Call the police today, or go to your local sheriff or police station to discuss; remember to take your proof of this couple posing as family when they are not. Saying "I suspect" to the police won't be enough. The more calm and rational you are, the more PROOF you have that this is NOT family, the more seriously you will be taken. They will also want to know exactly what causes you to suspect that this couple, who your friend has trusted as family, has offed her husband and intends to do the same to her.
You say that the gentleman had dementia. What about the wife?
Hospice doesn’t operate in this way. I am not saying that this couple is on the up and up but I don’t think they got ahold of hospice drugs to administer to your friend.
Which police department did you contact? Was it Jefferson Parish Police Department? We don’t have counties here. We have parishes.
She would pay ALOT for this one woman to bring her soup. The "cleaning lady" was given diamonds, all expense paid trips etc. The handyman car.... the real estate agent a condo for his nephew..... the list goes on. She even "bribed" the bus driver at the independent living facility I moved her to, to take her back to her condo so she could drive herself places....
I had thought these people were taking advantage of my Aunt, I changed all of the locks, fired them all and prevented them from visiting her when she moved into assistant living for fear they would continue to milk her...
Ultimately, my aunt was doing what she felt she needed to do to care for herself. She was making the decisions, albeit with a dying brain, but none the less making them. When she ordered me a very expensive bracelet her manipulation for favors began... I returned the bracelet. I knew better, but she was very convincing to others, including an expert neurologist. These people knew she wasn't well, and felt they were helping take care of her though uncomfortable with all of the gifts, she was generous and they were overwhelmed by the seemingly rich lady's generosity.
She reported me to her assistant living facility of taking advantage of her when I let her know it was time to move to a memory care locked door facility and she ouwld have to give up her dog. They believed her and called APS. She told her best friends I was trying to lock her up, and take all of her money, they believed her. When she died (4) weeks later (Lewy body moves fast In the end), those same friends confronted me loudly about what they thought I had done,...
Which is a long way of saying your friend's situation may not be at all what you think. Good luck!!!