Because no one has called Senior Protective Services on her yet – do it !

Also, if temperature extremes are involved, I think the police should be too.

This situation sounds cruel if air conditioning is essential where you are and there`s absolutely no need for it. If it’s true that she simply turns it off because her mother is ‘using too much’ then pennypinching at it’s worst and I hope she has a daughter like what her mother has got. If I was you I`d report the situation to Social Servcies as soon as possible.

If air conditioning is crucial this sounds like elder abuse. This should be reported to the police.

This sounds like abuse of the elderly.Her mother should have the utilities set for comfort and safety.

The daughter needs to have her home visited by the local police.Who knows what other harm is being done to this elderly person.

You need to call the Welfare Department and report Abuse of an Elderly person. Thats not right…thats is someones mother.

sounds like she’s wanting to pocket the extra electricity money. call the authorities

Cruel and Inhumane Treatment.

Elder Abuse

Time for Adult Protective Services.

If the stove & oven are electric & the mother has bouts of “forgetfulness” that could endanger her life (ie: forgetting about a pot of food & starting a fire or setting off alarms), then it might be warranted. Perhaps the daughter doesn’t want to admit that her Mother needs to be living elsewhere. I might be inclined to call the senior services/elder services department or depart of aging in your area to see if they have staff that can go out & assess the situation. Otherwise, I’d just be a good friend & try to help the daughter & the mother out if & when I could do so. This sounds like a tough call for all involved. I wish you luck in resolving this issue.

Homes that are all electric can become costly energy hogs that are breaking the backs of the people who live in them. In our house, we often must make a choice to eat or use the electric heater in the winter months. We choose food over heat, but it’s hard to choose not to use the A/C. We purchased a $99 window model to cool one room & the rest of the house cooks during the hot summer months. The bill was cut by almost $300!

Perhaps the daughter needs to know about alternatives that cost her less each month. Some places donate small window A/C units to seniors. She & her mother may benefit from a gift of this nature.

I agree with everyone else here–ELDER ABUSE!!! Call the authorities! That woman is being cruel to her own mom. If she feel that mom is using too much power she could tell her mom that, that is if she is lucid and has her right mind to understand or have mom wear more layers of clothes. If Mom doesn’t seem to understand, then she could hire a home health aide to stay with mom, have mom stay with family who have a nice toasty home or maybe mom may have to go into a home. Eventually that woman will have to end up spending money, whether mom turns us the heat or not.

Because she is abusive and doesn’t have any right to be caring for anyone. Call Social Services/Police and have her checked out- I bet if there is one kind of abuse going on then there are others as well. BTW you NEVER teach your mother a lesson – it is called respect and people that don’t have any shouldn’t be taking care of anyone.

tell me where she lives and I’ll tell you if AC is critical where she lives. Even here in FL there are still some homes wherein people still do not have AC nor heat in the house and they get along ok.

And depends on how much the electricity bill was and what appliances the mother was using, etc.

I know that in apartments where I’ve lived you can’t have the apartment unless you can pay for the electricity, and in apartments or homes the electric company cannot shut you off if it’s bad weather like freezing or super hot outside.

If the adult is paying the bills and is unemployed or can’t afford much right now she might have a good case for turning off the electric, turning it off at the power box. Some people who get low SS checks do live without a lot of things.

I’d say never judge a person unless you’ve walked in their shoes.

Sounds like elder abuse but not sure why she would pull the main breaker when she left home. Does mom have to sit in the dark with no entertainment or way to heat food? Be sure that you have all the facts before you make any abuse calls. Is Mom bedbound? If the older adult is truly in danger she needs to be removed from the home either voluntarily or by the state. Are there other family members aware of the situation? How about neighbors or friends?

Like another poster said. because she can get away with it because no one has reported her. This is elder abuse and she needs to be reported ASAP.

Put the lotion in the basket…

She must be trying to kill her Mom or get back at her for something she did to her in the past.
The daughter needs help perhaps she is at the end of her tether – she should be given help not criticism.

That is definitely elderly abuse.

Just make things easier for your mom to turn off things. Buy “The Clapper” to clap on & clap off when leaving a room.

Buy timers to shut off light.

Goodness sake… make it easier for her mom. Don’t make it miserable for her. It’s another good reason to go shopping for new technology to help her mother out with the bills.

That daughter is an absolute bitch.
How incredibly cold and heartless could one be?
That is so disrespectful and dehumanising. I would consider that elder abuse.

A power struggle over money, shocking.