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Elder rights lawyer Melissa Miller is on a mission. Among other things, her job involves uncovering gross negligence in for-profit nursing homes – and she’s doing all she can to hold those responsible to account. It was during the pandemic that we collectively witnessed the invisible status of seniors in care. But that problem existed before COVID – and it continues today.
Lawyer Melissa Miller is fighting for justice for hundreds of families whose senior family members were neglected by for-profit nursing home corporations
The documentary Stolen Time, directed by Helene Klodawsky, follows Melissa as she pursues a mass tort representing hundreds of people looking for justice for their elderly family members, neglected by these powerful long-term care corporations. Offering some eye-opening revelations of the systemic issues at the heart of nursing homes, the film also reveals the problems that can emerge when human-centred care takes a backseat to the profit motive.
On this episode we dive deeper into these challenges and the fight for elder rights with lawyer Melissa Miller and director Helene Klodawsky. Stay tuned.
Director Helene Klodawsky documented the work of elder rights lawyer Melissa Miller for her film Stolen Time.
Welcome to In the Business of Change, where we speak with social entrepreneurs and changemakers impacting their communities and the world. I’m your host Elisa Birnbaum publisher and editor in chief of SEE Change Magazine.
On today’s episode we speak with lawyer Melissa Miller and director Helene Klodawsky about the fight for elder justice and their film Stolen Time. In our conversation, we discuss the film’s relevance and resonance, and Melissa shares an update on the ongoing tort case. We explore the systemic failures plaguing elder care and how those issues inform Melissa’s approach in advocating for her clients. And we take a deep, sobering look at the care industry, the urgent need for reform and what needs to happen to achieve change.
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