{"id":1258,"date":"2015-04-07T08:00:02","date_gmt":"2015-04-07T12:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.medicalalertadvice.com\/?p=1258"},"modified":"2018-01-27T10:50:37","modified_gmt":"2018-01-27T15:50:37","slug":"how-to-identify-elder-abuse-by-a-caregiver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medicalalertadvice.com\/articles\/how-to-identify-elder-abuse-by-a-caregiver\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Identify Elder Abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1246\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1246\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1246\" src=\"https:\/\/www.medicalalertadvice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/elderly-man-talking-to-his-spouses-caregiver-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"senior care givers\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.medicalalertadvice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/elderly-man-talking-to-his-spouses-caregiver-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.medicalalertadvice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/elderly-man-talking-to-his-spouses-caregiver.jpg 424w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1246\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Take extra precautions when hiring folks to take care of loved ones.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If you have entrusted the life of your elderly loved one to a caregiver, it is hard to imagine the person violating that trust by hurting someone you love.\u00a0 Unfortunately, elder abuse by caregivers is a very real issue.\u00a0 In 2012, the National Center on Elder Abuse reported that one to two million older Americans have experienced some form of elder abuse.\u00a0 According to the Administration on Aging, elder abuse is defined as \u201cany knowing, intentional, or negligent act by a caregiver or any other person that causes harm or a serious risk of harm to a vulnerable adult.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 There are many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalalertadvice.com\/articles\/educate-yourself-about-elder-abuse\/\">elder abuse types<\/a> as they can be emotional, physical, sexual, or psychological. It can also come in the form of abandonment, neglect, or financial exploitation.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>If you have an elderly loved one in someone else\u2019s care, it is very important to be in touch with them frequently, and be on the lookout for any signs that they are being abused.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Signs of financial abuse include a sudden change in financial standing, a lack of items your loved one could previously afford, your loved one loaning the caregiver money, and your loved one wanting to transfer property or give power of attorney to the caregiver.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Signs of neglect include lack of food, hygiene products, or clean clothing. You may find your loved one\u2019s home is unkempt and hazardous items are lying around.\u00a0 You may discover your loved one has bed sores from inadequate cleaning and exercise, or has been left alone unsupervised against your wishes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Physical abuse should be suspected in the event of any fracture, burn, sore, cut, welt, or bruise that does not have an adequate explanation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Psychological abuse is taking place if the caregiver is overly aggressive, controlling, or demeaning towards your loved one. If your loved one suddenly seems depressed and is withdrawing from activities they would usually enjoy; psychological abuse is a likely culprit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you discover a caregiver in the act of abusing your loved one, please call 911 immediately.\u00a0 Otherwise, if your loved one is not in immediate danger, and you suspect they have been abused by a caregiver, you should contact the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.napsa-now.org\/get-help\/help-in-your-area\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adult Protective Services agency in your state<\/a> for assistance.\u00a0 This agency, which will hold your report confidential, will determine the severity of the abuse situation, assign a caseworker to investigate, and help your loved one find local support and crisis intervention services if they are needed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have entrusted the life of your elderly loved one to a caregiver, it is hard to imagine the person violating that trust by hurting someone you love.\u00a0 Unfortunately, elder abuse by caregivers is a very real issue.\u00a0 In 2012, the National Center on Elder Abuse reported that one to two million older Americans [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":1246,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"no","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[220,221,219],"acf":[],"modified_by":"ArticlesTips","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalalertadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1258"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalalertadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalalertadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalalertadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalalertadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1258"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalalertadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1258\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3827,"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalalertadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1258\/revisions\/3827"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalalertadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalalertadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalalertadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalalertadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}