MATTER OF R.


224 A.D.2d 625 (1996)

639 N.Y.S.2d 390

In the Matter of Harriet R., Appellant. Marsha Rimler, Respondent

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

February 20, 1996


Ordered that the order and judgment is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

The appellant is a 37-year old morbidly obese woman who, among other things, cannot walk without assistance, requires help with toileting and bathing, is confined to a bed, and requires assistance to get in and out of bed. Numerous home care agencies have refused to provide the appellant with necessary care due to her repeated verbal abuse, her refusal to allow such care, and the deplorable...

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