Senators Kohl, Sanders, and Blumenthal frame the problem of elder abuse, cite case examples of abuse, and make an impassioned plea for the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act and the need to fund actions and strategies included in the Elder Justice Act.Kohl...
What is physical abuse of an elderly person?Physical abuse occurs when a carer harms you or places you in danger. A carer may be a family member or someone who is responsible for taking caring for you. The carer may hit, slap, kick, push, pull your hair, burn, or force feed you. ...
Elder abuse is any form of mistreatment committed by any person in contact with a vulnerable person of advanced age and can be inflicted in many...
Signs of elder abuse may or may not be obvious. Most obvious, in the case ofphysical abuse, is the appearance of unexplained bruising, bed sores, a lack of basic hygiene or any injury or ailment that can not be medically explained. Exploitation is often marked by a sudden decrease in fin...
Mental Illness: Depression is one of the main causes of American absenteeism, according to statistics from the National Institute of Mental Health.1This condition often leads individuals to abuse drugs and booze, which in turn causes further missed days of work. ...
You are the only person who provides oversight of your agent's actions. This limited power has led, in some cases, to elder abuse. Because of the potential for abuse, some banks, government offices, and other institutions that deal with financial matters don't accept powers of attorney. ...
This chapter discusses the different parameters of elder abuse as found in the Indian context by taking into account various recent studies. It brings focus on varied dimensions related to prevalence and incidence of elder abuse, reviews some of the resp
State mandatory reporting laws... SC Kalichman,CL Brosig,MO Kalichman - 《Journal of Offender Rehabilitation》 被引量: 4发表: 1999年 What happens to the "hand that rocked the cradle"? A study of elderly abuse in India Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the possible causes...
What Is Group-Home Care? Group-home care is a type of care given to a group of people with similar disabilities within a residence. This kind of treatment option can be offered for those with intellectual disabilities, medical conditions, or a combination of both. Group-home care is also...
Elder abuse (EA) is common and has significant health impacts. New initiatives seek to capitalize on opportunities to respond to EA from within the healthcare system, but little is known about what clinicians may need to be successful in these efforts. Our objective was to understand perceived ...