Elder Abuse

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Definition of elder abuse

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Intentional actions that create harm or create a serious risk of harm, whether or not intended, to a vulnerable elder by a caregiver or any other person who stands in a trust relationship with the elder.
Failure by a caregiver to satisfy the elder's basic needs or to protect the elder from harm.

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Types of elder abuse

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1. Financial or material exploitation
2. Abandonment
3. Neglect
4. Physical abuse
5. Emotional/psychological abuse
6. Sexual Abuse

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Financial or material exploitation

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Illegal and improper use of elder's funds, property or assets.

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Abandonment

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Desertion of an elderly person by an individual who has assumed responsibility for providing care for an elder or by a person with physical custody of an elder.

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Neglect

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intentional or unintentional refusal or failure to provide goods or services that are necessary to avoid physical harm, mental anguish or mental illness.

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Physical Abuse

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deprivation of basic need or actual or threatened infliction of physical pain, injury or violence.

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Emotional/psychological abuse

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infliction of mental pain, distress or anguish through verbal or non-verbal acts.

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Sexual abuse

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nonconsensual sexual activity, contact, injury or violence.