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Elder Abuse

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A catch all term referring to any knowing, intentional, or negligent act by a care giver or any other person that causes harm or serious risk of harm to a vulnerable adult.

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Physical Abuse

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Inflicting, or threatening to inflict, physical pain or injury, or depriving them of a basic need

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Emotional Abuse

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Inflicting mental pain anguish or distress through verbal or non verbal acts

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Sexual Abuse

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Non consensual sexual act

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Explotation

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The illegal taking, concealing, or misuse of funds, assets, and property

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Neglect

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Refusal or failure by those responsible to provide food, shelter, healthcare, and protection

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Abandonment

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The desertion of an elder person by anyone who has assumed responsibility for care or custody of that person

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Abuse

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physical and emotional mistreatment

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Neglect

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purposeful failure to provide care

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Self-Neglect

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can be cause of many factors, or may be a personal choice. Some of the signs include: Hoarding, failure to take medication or seek treatment, poor hygiene, confusion, inability to tend to housekeeping. and dehydration

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Hoarding

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Acquiring and failing to throw out a large number of items that appear to have little or no value

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Hygiene

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Conditions and Practices, such as cleanliness that promote pr preserve health

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What two states criminalize financial abuse of the elderly

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California and Colorado

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What are some common Schemes

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Those involving sweepstakes and investments, health insurance fraud (medicare fraud), Telemarketing fraud, Identity theft, and pyramid schemes.