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Elder abuse in residential care: Isolation at Villa Fontana in San Jose, CA

Gisela Riordan’s eighty-fourth birthday was April 27.  To celebrate the day, she was allowed a one-hour supervised visit with her son, Marcus Riordan.  

Gisela was not convicted of a crime.  She was not in prison.  Gisela lives at Villa Fontana, a residential care facility in San Jose, CA. 

Villa Fontana allowed Gisela allowed only three visits with Marcus in the past two years.  The previous visit a year ago lasted just a few minutes, Marcus said…..

Another horrific story of elder abuse at the hands of an abusive guardian….

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