Elder Abuse – Financial Style (via Jane Nowak, CFP – MoneyGal2020 – Financial Fanatic)
Posted on May 16, 2011, in Abuse, Elder Abuse, Uncategorized and tagged Abuse, Elder Abuse, uncategorized. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment.
Posted by Lark E. Kirkwood
You might be wondering why I'm writing about elder abuse on a financial blog, right? Unfortunately, all types of elder abuse are on the rise in lock step with our aging population -including financial abuse. Regarding abuse of our seniors, in a study done by MetLife in 2009, only 1 in 6 cases of elder abuse is even reported. And, in dollar terms alone, the estimated losses from reported cases of elder abuse adds up to whopping $2.6 billion per y … Read More
via Jane Nowak, CFP – MoneyGal2020 – Financial Fanatic
Posted on May 16, 2011, in Abuse, Elder Abuse, Uncategorized and tagged Abuse, Elder Abuse, uncategorized. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment.
"Do all the good that you can, in all the places you can, in all the ways that you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, for as long as you can." ~John Wesley
The Warning signs of adult abuse
Physical
• Injury that has not been cared for properly
• Injury that is inconsistent with explanation for its cause
• Dehydration or malnutrition without illness-related cause
• Poor skin color
• Sunken eyes or cheeks
• Forced isolation
Behavioral
• Fear
• Anxiety, agitation
• Isolation, withdrawal
• Non-responsiveness, resignation, ambivalence
• Contradictory statements, implausible stories
• Hesitation to talk openly
• Confusion or disorientation
• Caregiver prevents vulnerable adult from speaking to or seeing visitors
• Caregiver’s lack of affection toward vulnerable adult
• Caregiver talks of vulnerable adult as a burden
Financial
• Expensive gifts from vulnerable adult to caregiver
• Vulnerable adult’s personal belongings, papers, credit cards missing
• Numerous unpaid bills
• A recent will when vulnerable adult seems incapable of writing will
• Caregiver’s name added to bank account
• Vulnerable adult unaware of monthly income
• Vulnerable adult signs on loan
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