Israel: 4th Commandment violation

The online edition of the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reports:

Survey of elderly in Israel shows abuse, neglect are widespread

Sad that in the nation of people who pioneered the concept of "Honor thy father and thy mother" there seems to be a lack of respect for the elderly in nursing homes.

Then again, as bad as the numbers are from the Israel study, they might well be much worse in the United States.

This is not to denigrate those consciencious caregivers who do their jobs with love and respect -- still a majority, we would imagine. Yet anecdotal evidence suggests that there are growing numbers of workers who are not qualified, caring or capable, and there is plenty of direct evidence that many nursing home owners (or owners' groups) simply do not allocate adequate personnel to do the job.

All of which reminds us of a big scandal in Oklahoma. Stay tuned.