Try: Elder abuse can take many forms elder abuse is defined as a knowing intentional or negligent act to a vulnerable senior laws to protect the elderly vary from state to state and from country to country six common types of elder abuse are defined and discussed below physical abuse inflicting or threatening to inflict physical pain or injury to a vulnerable elder physical abuse can also include depriving the elder of basic needs such as food medicines or giving too much medication signs of abuse include physical signs sudden changes in behavior or the caregiver caregiver’s refusal to allow visitors to see the Care recipient (cr) alone emotional or psychological abuse inflicting mental pain anguish or distress on an elder person through verbal or nonverbal acts emotional abuse can be difficult to detect unless witnessed seniors being abused in this way can show changes in behavior fear when in the presence of the abuser agitation or withdrawal sexual abuse sexual abuse is non-consensual sexual contact of any kind sexual abuse can be difficult to detect except for those involved in the cr cr’s nursing care health care professionals may be able to detect sexual abuse through the physical signs reports and allegations of sexual abuse by a vulnerable cr should always be investigated financial or exploitative abuse financial or exploitative abuse is defined as the illegal taking misuse or concealment of funds property or assets of a vulnerable senior exploitation includes the unexplained disappearance of funds valuable possessions and changes to wills or financial documents neglect as abuse neglect is defined as failing or refusing to provide food shelter healthcare or protection for a vulnerable cr the physical signs of neglect are often easy to see examples include dirty surroundings poor personal hygiene soiled bedding smells untreated cuts or sores and poor dental hygiene abandonment deserting a vulnerable cr is abuse when the caregiver has assumed custody and responsibility for care information references adapted from the internet website www about com
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