Types of abuse
This type of abuse consists of inflicting physical pain or injury upon an older adult.
What is physical Abuse
This organization's abbreviation is APS
What is Adult Protective Services
These 2 factors makes Older Adults more vulnerable.
What is Social Isolation and Mental impairment, such as dementia or Alzheimer disease.
Which age group gets the most elder abuse
What percentage of perpetrators are adult children and spouses.
What is 2/3
This type of abuse consists of verbal assaults, threats of abuse, harassment, or intimidation.
What is Emotional Abuse
This organizations's abbreviation is the AAA
What is Area Agencies on Aging
There are 6 different types of Elder Abuse
What is Physical, Emotional, Sexual, Exploitation (financial), neglect, and abandonment.
How much people are victims of Elder abuse each year?
What is 5 million
What is the annual cost incurred by older adults of financial abuse
What is 28 billion each year
This type of abuse consists of touching, fondling, intercourse, or any other sexual activity with an older adult, when the older adult is unable to understand, unwilling to consent, threatened, or physically forced.
What is sexual abuse
You should call this if there is a life threatening emergency
What is 911
what is 1 in 24
How many Americans above the age of 60 approximately experience elder abuse
What is 1 in 10 in ten Americans
60% of elder abuse cases are caused by?
who is a family member
This type of abuse consists of the misuse or withholding of an older adult’s resources by another.
What is Financial exploitation
You should call this organization if you suspect abuse in a Long-Term Care or Assited Living Facilty.
What is the Ombudsman
One of the warning signs of Physical Abuse
What is: Bruises, pressure marks, broken bones, abrasions, or burns.
Elder Abuse has increased every year since?
what is 2003
What are some of the ways a caregiver can do to relieve stress to prevent being neglectful or abusive.
What is: make time for yourself, by asking for help, ask for respite services.
This type of abuse consists of denying an older adult medication, medical care, shelter, food, a therapeutic device, or other physical assistance, and exposing that person to the risk of physical, mental, or emotional harm—except when the older, competent adult has expressed a desire to go without such care.
What is Willful deprivation
You should call this organization if you are aware of or have been a victim of a scam.
What is Arizona Attorney General Office
Why does Elder Abuse remain such an invisible problem
What is: Feel ashamed, be afraid perpetrator will get in trouble, afraid they will be forced to go to a nursing home, feel guilty or somehow to blame, be in denial that the abuse is occurring, and afraid that the abuse will get worse.
what is 5-10 percent
What are some of the ways Elder Abuse can be prevented
What is: Taking care of your health, staying active in the community, not giving personal information over the phone, and planning for your own future.