How to Prevent Elder Abuse

To prevent elder abuse, you should know what elder abuse is, what warning signs to look for, and what to do if you suspect that abuse is happening. Elder abuse is any act that causes harm to an older person or puts a helpless older person at risk of harm. The term “elder abuse” is broad and encompasses different types of mistreatment, including physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, elderly exploitation, neglect and abandonment.

Articles About Prevent Elderly Abuse

Preventing the 5 Kinds of Elder Abuse
There are five basic types of elder abuse: physical, sexual, psychological, financial and neglect.
Preventing financial abuse and exploitation of elderly parents
Strategies that caregivers can use to prevent financial abuse and exploitation of their elderly parents.
How to Protect Elderly Parents from Identity Theft
Identity thieves love to target the elderly because they are are so vulnerable. You can protect your elderly parents by teaching them the identity theft warning signs.
Medicare Fraud Costs Taxpayers Millions: How to Prevent It
Here is how you can report Medicare Fraud and Abuse and stop it from happening in the future. Fraud costs the Medicare Program millions of dollars every year, which results in higher health care costs for everyone.
Long-Distance Caregiving: Checking For Signs of Abuse
From a distance, it can be hard to asses the quality of your elderly parent's caregivers. However, there are signs of abuse you should be aware of.
Guide for Managing Medications and Prescriptions
Medications are the most common treatment for many diseases and conditions. However, when not used appropriately and safely, medications can have devastating consequences. Therefore it is critical that caregivers make sure their elderly parents only take the medications they're prescribed.
The Latest Research on Strokes
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke sponsors a wide range of research aimed at finding ways to prevent, diagnose and treat strokes in the elderly.

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Q&A with the Experts on Prevent Elderly Abuse

How can a long-distance caregivers watch for signs of elder abuse from a home care worker?
I would hire a geriatric care manager who lives very close to your father, and can be your onging eyes and ears in your absence.

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News about Prevent Elderly Abuse

Elder Self-Neglect: A Harmful, Hidden Hazard
Elder self-neglect is one of the more common forms of elder abuse but few people understand that serious dangers that it poses to the health of their elderly loved ones.

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