Each segment will be 30 minutes.
General Background
• Types of elder abuse
• Physical Abuse - Inflicting, or threatening to inflict, physical pain or injury on a vulnerable elder, or depriving them of a basic need.
• Emotional Abuse - Inflicting mental pain, anguish, or distress on an elder person through verbal or nonverbal acts... displayed 300 characters
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Physical & mental abuse
ii. Sexual abuse
iii. Exploitation
iv. Neglect/abandonment
• Jump into a training session with DCF training law enforcement?
i. Discuss the different types of abuse
ii. Show pictures of abuse
• Filming a home that shows clear signs of neglect/abandonment
• Taking a family member into a bank to withdraw funds
• Show training session with law enforcement
• Fast facts
• Short cameos of people who have been abuse or caregivers who have had a loved one abused
• What are the “take-away” messages
• You are not alone – these things happen
• Elder abuse should be reported
• Fraud is real … it happens every day
• It is important to ask questions and verify information
• Focus on prevention
• What happens if you don’t get involved
• It’s better to have hard questions now with your family, then to try and repair the damage after it’s done
• Provide a better understanding of how the Department of Children and Families – Adult Protective Services functions … if you call the hotline and a case is opened
• Provide tips for families … safety awareness
• Elder abuse is an emerging issue in communities … what should we expect in the future (we are with elder abuse … where the community was 20 years ago with child abuse)
Episode 1 – Abuse
• What is the definition of abuse
• What are the different types of abuse
• Today’s focus is “abuse” (neglect & abandonment will be 2nd, Exploitation - 3rd, resources & prevention – 4th)
• Abuse
• What is “abuse”
• What are the warning signs of “abuse”
• Where do you report abuse (and to which agencies)
• How do these agencies investigate cases of abuse
• Scenarios
• Scenario 1 – typical abuse case
• Scenario 2 – person with severe mental health capacity who lives in a nursing home is sexually assaulted and becomes pregnant
• Scenario 3 – nursing home
• People in this episode
• Ombudsman - talks about the fine line of “abuse” in a nursing home setting
• Child abuse expert – talks about the history of child abuse and how it has become a more newsworthy topic over the years … now our community is starting to explore the issue of elder abuse
• Law enforcement officer
• Victim advocate
• DCF Director – what their role is in abuse cases
• Lawyer to summarize elder abuse
• Families who have had an elder abused
• Nursing home administrator – to talk about steps they take to prevent abuse
Episode 2 – Neglect & Abandonment
• Today’s focus is neglect, including caregiver neglect and “capacity to consent” neglect, and abandonment
• Neglect & abandonment
• What is neglect (both types) and abandonment
• What are the warning signs
• How does a person report neglect or abandonment
• How to the different agencies investigate and follow through on cases of neglect and abandonment
• Scenarios
• Scenario 1 – self neglect – person in a wheelchair has a bunch of clutter and old newspaper … after investigation this person is deemed “as someone who has capacity”
• Scenario 2 – family neglect
• Scenario 3 – abandonment
• People in this episode
• Doctor –
• DCF caseworker
• Mental health provider (geriatric focus)
• Investigator
• Code enforcement officer
Episode 3 – Exploitation
• Today’s focus is exploitation, which is the improper use of an elder’s funds, property or assets constitutes financial exploitation or abuse... displayed 300 characters
