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Category Archives: Elder Abuse
How to protect against hired caregiver abuse
Without a doubt, choosing to invite a caregiver into a vulnerable senior’s home can cause anxiety if you haven’t done your research. The newspapers report stories of hired caregivers who have taken advantage of seniors monetarily or otherwise and you … Continue reading
Think a senior may be experiencing abuse? Check out these warning signs.
Elder abuse can be physical, but it can also be financial, emotional, sexual or abuse by neglect. Seniors may be reluctant to speak up about any abuse because they feel dependent on their abuser for care, and do not feel … Continue reading
Three steps to protect against fraud directed at seniors
Elder financial abuse costs older Americans more than $2.6 billion per year. With new scams and new variations on old scams being created every day, it is important to know how to protect seniors from fraud. Protect vulnerable seniors from … Continue reading
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Tagged elder abuse, elder fraud, eldercare, home care, San Francisco home care agency, senior financial issues
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Are you required by law to report suspicion of elder abuse?
Medline Plus defines elder abuse as “doing something or failing to do something that results in harm to an elderly person or puts a helpless older person at risk of harm.” This abuse can be in many different forms: physical, … Continue reading
