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Elder Abuse

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1. Elder Abuse Protect your residents

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Target Audience

All staff

Goal

To have staff who are advocates for all patients under their care to prevent any form of elder abuse.

Objectives

At the end of the session the participant should be able to:

gain better understanding of elder abuse
be familiar with different forms of elder abuse
understand the process of mandatory reporting and management of elder abuse.
know the signs & symptoms of elder abuse & possible risk factors

References

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2016. Retrieved https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/elderabuse/definitions.html
Elder Abuse and Neglect (2015). NSW Police. Retrieved http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/community_issues/domestic__and__family_violence/elder_abuse
Financial Abuse (2017). CPA Australia. Retrieved https://www.cpaaustralia.com.au/professional-resources/public-practice/financial-abuse-of-older-people
Elder Abuse Prevention and Assistance (2017). ACT Government. Retrieved http://www.communityservices.act.gov.au/wac/ageing/elder_abuse_prevention__and__assistance
Empowering People (2017). Retrieved http://www.advocare.org.au/help-with-aged-care-complaints/signs-and-symptoms-of-eld/
The Department of Health (2016). Ageing and Aged care. Retrieved https://agedcare.health.gov.au/ensuring-quality/aged-care-quality-and-compliance/guide-for-reporting-reportable-assaults

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