Abuse
This type of abuse can cause bodily injury, physical pain, or impairment
What is Physical Abuse?
True or False: phone scams and fraud only affect older adults in West Tennessee?
What is False?
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is celebrated on this day each year
What is June 15th?
It is up to ____________ to prevent and address elder abuse
Who is Everyone?
About 1 in ___ Americans aged 60+ have experienced abuse.
What is 10?
Fear and anxiety, isolation and depression are all signs of this type of abuse.
What is Emotional or Psychological Abuse?
Government impersonation and the grandparent scam are examples of this
What is Elder Fraud?
The color associated with elder abuse awareness.
What is Purple?
DAILY DOUBLE
Call this number when someone is in immediate danger.
What is 911?
The estimated amount of money lost on elder fraud cases in the State of Tennessee
What is $2.11 billion?
Signs such as unusual changes in money management, spending patterns and financial documents
What is Financial Abuse?
True or False: being told you won a contest you didn't enter is a type of scam
What is True?
The impact of elder abuse is felt by people of ______ ages.
What is All?
This organization receives and investigates reports of abuse, neglect, and exploitation in the community.
What is APS, Adult Protective Services?
How many scams & financial abuse cases targeting the elderly are reported to authorities each year?
What is 369,000?
Bedsores, unattended medical needs, poor hygiene and unusual weight loss are signs of this
What is Neglect?
What are Phone Calls?
World Elder Abuse Awareness day was launched in this year.
What is 2006?
True or False: one way to help prevent elder abuse is to keep in contact and talk with older friends, neighbors and relatives
What is True?
Estimates show this is the amount of damages caused by elder abuse/
What is $4.84 billion?
Research shows that ___ to ___% of the elderly suffer from some kind of abuse.
What is 4% to 6%?
True or False: A Medicare representative will ask for your social security number over the phone?
What is false?
This is the organization that helped to launch WEAAD.
What is the World Health Organization?
True or False: Banks report elder abuse and financial crimes to authorities?
What is True?
This is the number of crimes against adults aged 65+ in 2021.
What is 5,029?