REG110 - Identifying Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Elder abuse is a serious problem. Every year an estimated 2.1 million older Americans are victims of physical, psychological, or other forms of abuse and neglect. Health care professionals often are in contact with elder adults in the hospital, clinic or nursing home setting. Recognizing the signs and symptoms of elder abuse and then reporting your suspicions are important first steps in resolving this problem, and you may be saving someone's life!
Elder abuse is a serious problem. Every year an estimated 2.1 million older Americans are victims of physical, psychological, or other forms of abuse and neglect. Health care professionals often are in contact with elder adults in the hospital, clinic or nursing home setting. Recognizing the signs and symptoms of elder abuse and then reporting your suspicions are important first steps in resolving this problem, and you may be saving someone's life! This material was produced using no commercial support of any kind. Unless otherwise stated, planning committee, presenters, faculty, author(s) and content reviewers are free of any bias or conflict of interest, and are compensated for their work exclusively by CE Solutions, a division of VGM Education.