Most states require all health care providers to report suspected elder abuse to a local agency such as the Adult Protective Services (https://www.preventfamilyviolence.org/adult-protective-...
Although evidence is unclear on a change in outcomes from any education intervention, information about responsibilities should be shared with the person responsi...
American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging. Adult Protective Services Reporting Chart. https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/law_...
Tools on EA for clinicians from Weill Cornell Medicine: https://elderabuseemergency.org/ElderWP/
National Council on Aging: https://www.ncoa.org
T74.11XA Adult physical abuse, confirmed, initial encounter
T74.21XA Adult sexual abuse, confirmed, initial encounter
T74.01XA Adult neglect or abandonment, confirmed, initial encounter
T74.91...
To reduce the risk of elder abuse, strengthen the patients’ social support, address depression, provide the patient with assistive devices, screen for cognitive impairment with a trial...
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