Ada Final; Lecture 9

Front 1

Types of Elder Abuse

Back 1

Physical
Sexual
Emotional or Psychological
Financial or Material
Neglect
Self-Neglect

Front 2

What are the most common types of neglect?

Back 2

Most common forms of abuse are neglect (60%), physical abuse (16%), and financial or material exploitation (12%)

Front 3

Characteristics of Abuse Victims

Back 3

• People over 80 are abused 2 to 3 times more often than people under 80
• Other risk factors beyond age include poverty, race, functional and cognitive impairment, and living with someone else
• Most perpetrators are known to the victim (90%) and 2/3 are spouses or adult children

Front 4

Mandating Reporting Process

Back 4

California State Law states that certain persons have mandated reporting requirements if they know or suspect elder abuse

Front 5

Mandating: Who is being abused?

Back 5

• The law requires reporting the abuse of persons aged 65 or over, or any "dependent adult."
• A "dependent adult" is any person over age 18 who has physical or mental/development limitations which restrict his or her ability to carry out normal activities, or who has been admitted as an inpatient to a 24-hour health facility.

Front 6

Mandating: Who are mandated reporters?

Back 6

• Any person who has assumed fill or intermittent responsibility for the care or custody of an elder or dependent adult,
• A care provider, regardless of whether they receive compensation for their services,
• A health practitioner: physicians, psychiatrists, dentists, nurses, podiatrists, chiropractors, pharmacists, psychologists, licensed nurses, religious practitioners, paramedics and EMTs
• In-Home Supportive Services providers
• Law enforcement personnel
• Dept. of Social and Employment Services staff

Front 7

Mandating: What must be reported?

Back 7

• Physical Abuse. E.g., physical abuse inflicted by the person on his or her self, or physical abuse inflicted by another; assault, battery, sexual assault, unreasonable physical constraint, prolonged or continued deprivation of food or water, or some types of physical or chemical restraints
• Neglect by Others
• Neglect by self
• Financial Abuse
• Abandonment
• Isolation

Front 8

Mandating: When to report

Back 8

 As soon as possible by telephone.
 Mandated reporters should file an SOC 341 within 48 hours.

Front 9

Mandating: Where and how do you report?

Back 9

Call APS Hotline immediately at [phone], complete and mail the form SOC 341 within 48 hours to APS, 875 Stevenson St., 3rd Fl., San Francisco, CA 94103.