I Don't Want to Live With Them

Please send us a note leaving contact details if you have been affected by elder financial abuse.Mark and Donna begin maneuvering Bert toward buying them a house, first one property, then another, then another. Brooke is expected to participate financially but when she pushes back, the next scheme appears. Bert privately admits he doesn't want to live with them, but can't bring himself to say no. By December, Mark and Donna fly to the Caribbean while a concerned family friend, panicked by what she's witnessed at Poplar Hill, calls the police. Featured expert: Charlotte Salomon on the difference between medical and legal capacity, the bright moments older adults still have, and what she calls the biggest gray area in this whole field, when a senior with capacity is being pressured into giving away their assets.Beware Mysterious Mark is a Radio Sidney production. This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada's New Horizons for Seniors Program.Show notes, episode transcripts and resources: mark.radiosidney.caContact: [email protected]