Elder Abuse / Neglect Services

• Elder At Risk: a person aged 60+ years old experiencing abuse or neglect
• Adult at Risk: a person age 18-59 years old who has a physical, cognitive or mental impairment that restricts his or her ability to care for his/her needs and is experiencing abuse or neglect

  -Physical and emotional abuse is the willful infliction of physical or emotional pain, injury or unreasonable confinement. This includes physical, sexual and verbal abuse, medication misuse or trying/locking a person up, intimidation and threatening or harassing.

  -Financial exploitation is the misuse use of a vulnerable adult’s money or property. It includes deception, diverting income, mismanagement of funds and taking money or possessions against a person’s will.

  -Neglect occurs when a caregiver’s failure to provide adequate food, shelter, clothing, supervision, medical or dental care results in significant danger to the physical or mental health of a vulnerable person in their care.

• Reports are reviewed and investigations occur based on nature, scope and severity of the allegations.
• Social Worker investigates into the facts, intervenes and provides services as needed and accepted.
• Emergency responses for protection, housing, food and physical/mental health
• Links with appropriate community resources such as nutrition program, case management, home health services, hospice, respite care, domestic violence shelter, financial counseling, public benefits, legal services or law enforcement.