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The abuse of an elderly Ottawa man in a city-run long-term care home last year will be featured on a widely syndicated American television talk show Thursday.
Daniel Nassrallah, an Ottawa lawyer whose elderly grandfather was repeatedly struck in the face by a support worker at Garry J. Armstrong long-term care home, said video of the assault will air during an episode of the Dr. Oz Show Thursday afternoon.
Nassrallah will be part of a group of guests talking about elder abuse on the show, which was taped in New York in early December.
He said the show reached out to him last year after video footage of the assault against his grandfather Georges Karam by support worker Jie Xiao made headlines around the world. Xiao was jailed for the assault, which was captured on video cameras installed by Karam’s family after they began to see unexplained bruising on the elderly man who suffers from dementia and Parkinson’s.
Nassrallah said the show looks at Karam’s abuse, as well as “the extent and breadth of elder abuse.”
He said the daytime show, which is seen in 118 countries around the world, should help “raise awareness about the prevalence of elder abuse, not just in Ottawa, but worldwide.”
Nassrallah said the show was an opportunity to use the platform to voice the concerns of elderly individuals in long-term care and to make connections. Staff on the show, including Oz, took the issue seriously, he added.
Nassrallah is also acting on behalf of Diana Pepin, an Ottawa woman whose mother was repeatedly verbally abused by a personal support worker at Peter D. Clark long-term care home. The verbal abuse was captured on a video camera installed in the disabled elderly woman’s room.
Nassrallah said he is grateful for the support he has received from around the world after his grandfather was assaulted and for the high-profile opportunity to raise awareness about the issue.
“If my grandfather’s case was the catalyst for change, then I guess everything happens for a reason and there is a silver lining after all,” he said. “The whole point of doing this is to create systemic change and change is coming.”
The Dr. Oz Show appears on CTV at 2 p.m. in Ottawa.
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Daniel Nassrallah, an Ottawa lawyer whose elderly grandfather was repeatedly struck in the face by a support worker at Garry J. Armstrong long-term care home, said video of the assault will air during an episode of the Dr. Oz Show Thursday afternoon.
Nassrallah will be part of a group of guests talking about elder abuse on the show, which was taped in New York in early December.
He said the show reached out to him last year after video footage of the assault against his grandfather Georges Karam by support worker Jie Xiao made headlines around the world. Xiao was jailed for the assault, which was captured on video cameras installed by Karam’s family after they began to see unexplained bruising on the elderly man who suffers from dementia and Parkinson’s.
Nassrallah said the show looks at Karam’s abuse, as well as “the extent and breadth of elder abuse.”
He said the daytime show, which is seen in 118 countries around the world, should help “raise awareness about the prevalence of elder abuse, not just in Ottawa, but worldwide.”
Nassrallah said the show was an opportunity to use the platform to voice the concerns of elderly individuals in long-term care and to make connections. Staff on the show, including Oz, took the issue seriously, he added.
Nassrallah is also acting on behalf of Diana Pepin, an Ottawa woman whose mother was repeatedly verbally abused by a personal support worker at Peter D. Clark long-term care home. The verbal abuse was captured on a video camera installed in the disabled elderly woman’s room.
Nassrallah said he is grateful for the support he has received from around the world after his grandfather was assaulted and for the high-profile opportunity to raise awareness about the issue.
“If my grandfather’s case was the catalyst for change, then I guess everything happens for a reason and there is a silver lining after all,” he said. “The whole point of doing this is to create systemic change and change is coming.”
The Dr. Oz Show appears on CTV at 2 p.m. in Ottawa.
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