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Elder abuse is a single or repeated act or lack of appropriate action, occurring within any relationship where there is an expectation of trust, which causes harm or distress to an older person.
There are five main types:
* Physical: e.g. hitting, slapping, burning, pushing, restraining or giving too much medication or the wrong medication
* Psychological: e.g. shouting, swearing, frightening, blaming, ignoring or humiliating a person
* Financial: e.g. illegal or unauthorized use of a person’s property, money, pension book or other valuables
* Sexual: e.g. forcing a person to take part in any sexual activity without his or her consent
* Neglect: e.g. where a person is deprived of food, heat, clothing or comfort or essential medication
Perpetrators of this type of abuse can include anyone in a position of control or authority, whether that is within a family or institutional situation. This can include a partner, child or other relation, a friend or
neighbor, volunteer worker, or a health, social care or other worker.
A specialty in legal practice,
covering estate planning, wills, trusts,
arrangements for care, social security and
retirement benefits, protection against elder abuse
(physical, emotional and financial), and other
concerns of older people.
There are many organizations that
specialize in representing Senior Citizens and
Elders in legal matters.
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Elder Abuse News
• Financial Elder Abuse Suspect Faces Up To A Year In Jail The Eureka Reporter
Category: Local News Topics: none A 44 year old woman arrested in early June after allegedly stealing 4,000 from an elderly woman in Fortuna pleaded guilty this week to felony financial elder abuse and misdemeanor possession of methamphetamine. She faces up to a year in jail as part of the probation terms and will owe restitution to the victim, the Humboldt County District Attorneys
• Elder Abuse WMBD FOX 43 Peoria
WMBD/WYZZ TV ILLINOIS More than 80,000 older adults in Illinois are elder abuse victims. That information comes from the Illinois Department on Aging.
• Dauphin County Elder Abuse Task Force Honored The PatriotNews
The 2008 Aging Achievement Award for Collaboration and Partnership recognized the task forces success in linking police, prosecutors, bankers, social workers, elected officials and other parties to protect senior citizens from abuse, neglect and financial exploitation.
• Trustees Fees Not Recoverable Under Elder Abuse ActC.A. Metropolitan NewsEnte...
The attorneys fees provision of the of the Elder Abuse Act does not authorize the award of trustee fees as costs, the Court of Appeal for this district ruled Friday.
• Concern Over Elder Abuse Stuff
Jayne McKendry from Age Concern NZ on elder abuse.
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