Granny dumping, or "abandonment,"
a. occurs when a conservator takes away all rights of an elderly person.
b. diverts income of the elderly the financial account of someone else, such as a caregiver.
c. refers to caregivers abandoning frail elderly at a hospital and not returning to pick them up.
d. occurs more often in the northeast states, particularly New York.
ANSWER: c
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