Peggy Marzolla
TRENTON, NJ — Seven years after a 93-year-old Brick Township woman
died after what her family was told was the result of slipping on powder
in her room at an assisted care living facility, the elder abuse
regulations her daughter has campaigned for are finally law.
Peggy's Law (S-1219), named for Peggy Marzolla, who died in 2010, was
signed into law by Gov. Chris Christie on Monday. It aims to protect
senior citizens in assisted living facilities from abuse by requiring
suspected abuse be reported to law enforcement.
"I started to cry
I was so happy," said her daughter, Maureen Marzolla-Persi, who has
been fighting for passage of Peggy's Law since her mother's death in
April 2010. It's taken Hundreds of phone calls and emails pushing,
prodding, nagging legislators. She's spent hours spent talking to others
whose family members were abused, and testifying before the
Legislature. And more calls nagging the governor's office about signing
the bill since it was passed by both houses at last on June 29.
It's bittersweet, she admits.
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Source: Brick Patch
Note: From The G-Man and The G-Man Interviews have done special investigative reports on elder abuse in New York State for nearly two years. The reports were submitted to the offices of the U.S. Attorney General, Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, and a multitude of elected officials at the state and local level.
To date, none of the offices or elected officials, with the exception of New York State Senator Joseph Addabbo, Jr., have responded to the investigations.
The state of New Jersey has made it abundantly clear that elder abuse is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. From The G-Man urges Governor Cuomo and state and local politicians to take the same position and enforce or introduce new legislation to protect seniors from home health aide and nursing home abuse.
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