The National Center of Elder Abuse divides abuse into three categories (age >60) (1):
Domestic: abuse from someone who has a special relationship with the elderly individual (spo...
Primary care physician visit soon after discharge (i.e., within 1 week) with exce...
Burnett J, Dyer CB, Halphen JMet al. Four subtypes of self-neglect in older adults: results of a latent class analysis. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2014;62(6):1127–1132. [View Abstract ...
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...
Elder abuse, or elder mistreatment, is a condition in which the physical, psychological, or financial well-being of an older adult is infringed upon through intentional acts or lack of...
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