Red Bluff Daily News Online - Man accused of elder abuse turns himself in: "Friday, a Redding resident turned himself in to Shasta County on a felony warrant for elder abuse and neglect, according to the Redding Police Department.
Police had been investigating 55-year-old William Ward's care of his mother, Gladys Ward, 95, since late September, when Ward called an ambulance for the redness and poor circulation in her lower legs.
Ward has been the only caregiver of his mother for the past 16 years, according to investigator Linda Gisske. Mrs. Ward's bed sores and lack of circulation needed a lot of attention, Gisske said, but Ward 'got in over his head' to the point of criminal neglect.
Care-giving can be overwhelming sometimes. 'Care-givers get burned out because it's a very difficult job,' Gisske said."
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