Elder Abuse Sample Clauses

Elder Abuse. Every day, older adults and adults with disabilities are suffering from abuse, neglect, and exploitation; often by people they trust the most. Abusers may be spouses, family members, personal acquaintances, professionals in positions of trust or opportunistic strangers who prey on the vulnerable. TYPES OF ABUSE • Physical abuse; • Mental, emotional, or verbal abuse; • Sexual abuse; • Neglect; • Self Neglect; and • Financial Exploitation The Credit Union is mandated by Georgia law and will report suspected abuse, neglect or exploitation.
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Elder Abuse. Abuse is not confined to violent behaviour; it also includes emotional / psychological abuse, and financial / economic abuse. The progression of age may increase your level of vulnerability. You may not even recognise that certain behaviour actually constitutes abuse and neglect. If you are in a position where you feel you are not being treated equitably and with respect, you can discuss your situation, confidentially, with trained counsellors at Lifeline 24 hours a day: 13 11 14 Or contact the Elder Abuse Helpline: 1800 628 221 xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx/ *Ask Centrelink for an appointment with a Financial Information Service Officer: 13 23 00 FAMILY LOANS It can be a worry for older people when they see their adult children struggling financially. Someone in your family may be in this situation and you may want to help them. Before you decide to help you should be aware of the risks involved – especially if your home is all you have. Don’t risk your home! Older people may be ‘asset rich but income poor’. They may own their home, which may be worth a considerable amount, but their only income may be the pension. If you are in this position you need to think seriously before you use your home as security to help your children. You can be at risk of losing your home when trying to help your family financially if you:  guarantee a loan taken out by your child  take out a loan in your name, with the intention that your child will pay off the loan  transfer the title in your home to your child so they can use the property as security for a loan  take out a reverse mortgage on your home In the first three situations you will be relying on your child to be able to pay off the loans taken out by them or on their behalf. If they don’t keep up with the loan repayments the lender has the legal right to take your home you own and sell it to pay off the debt. If the value of your home doesn’t cover the loan the lender can also take other property you may own. * If the bank doesn’t consider them a good credit risk neither should you. * Don’t rely on your child or a bank representative to explain to you what it will mean for you if you sign any document. It is important to get independent legal advice before you make any decisions to help a family member financially when your home is your only asset. If you take out a reverse mortgage you will only have to pay back the loan when you die or sell your home. However you could find that there is too little equ...
Elder Abuse. The Criminal Code must add vulnerability against seniors. 4) Older workers to be allowed to stay in the work force. CARP also had set up a Scholarship Fund to 12 Universities across Canada to aid in the field of Gerontology. Right now there are 200 Gerontologists compared to 2200 Paediatricians in Canada. So the need is there but the funds for the scholarships are not. Due to budget and finances the scholarships are on hold. The Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network’s (ESC LHINs) budget for the year shows that they are serving over 649,000 people in Chatham/Kent, Sarnia/Lambton and Windsor/Essex. Their total budget for the year is $984.2 Million. The ESC LHIN’s has also released their Summary Report on Senior Friendly Health Care in our area. It covers areas like the underpinning of the Senior Friendly Hospital Framework; Priority Setting; Processes of Care; Emotional and Behavioural Environment; Ethical Issues in Clinical Care and Research; Physical Environment etc. It also looks ahead to an even better Senior Friendly Hospital Care System.
Elder Abuse. Re: Financial Elder Abuse Act SB 1018 You acknowledge that the Credit Union may be obligated to report cases of actual or suspected financial abuse of elders or dependent care adults. If we suspect such financial abuse, you understand and agree that, in addition to reporting such abuse as may be required under law, we have the right to freeze the account, refuse to complete transactions on the account, or to take any other action(s) that we deem appropriate under the circumstances. You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from and against all claims, actions, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses, arising out of or related to any action or inaction related to the matters described in this paragraph. You acknowledge that if you give anyone access to your account (for example, providing any person with your check card, ATM card, ATM or Internet Banking PIN, or granting any person power to act as your agent under a power of attorney or trustee for a trust account), you understand that any transaction completed by such person shall be considered authorized by you.
Elder Abuse. If I have reasonable cause to believe an elder with whom I have had contact has been abused, I may be required to report the abuse. Additionally, if I have reasonable cause to believe that an adult with whom I have had contact has abused an elder, I may be required to report the abuse.
Elder Abuse. Each health practitioner who contacts, examines, attends or treats an alleged vulnerable adult and has reason to believe the person has been subjected to abuse is required by law to notify the local Department of Social Services Adult Protective Services. Notify the law enforcement agency or Office of Aging if abuse is suspected. The UMH Case Management Department must also be notified. Detection of Abuse/Neglect ➢ Injury with inconsistent history ➢ Physical findings – type and location of injuries, shape of bruise, evidence of old injuries, radiological findings, and lab findings ➢ Delay in seeking care ➢ Injury inconsistent with developmental capabilities of child ➢ Unusual interactions between primary care giver and victim ➢ Signs of neglect – lack of hygiene, inappropriate dress, lack of medical care, lack of supervision, abandonment Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault – A referral shall be made to Social Work upon patient’s verbalization of incident of domestic violence. The appropriate law enforcement agency must be contacted in the event the patient chooses to press legal charges. ABDUCTION OF INFANT/CHILD – LOST/WANDERING CHILD This policy/procedure was developed to assure the expeditious response, notification and investigation by medical and hospital staff to an incident involving infant/child abduction (up to age 18.) Whenever a nurse or pediatric staff member has a reason to believe that an infant is missing, he/she shall immediately notify Security by dialing C-O-P-S (ext. 2677) to alert them of a possible missing child using the established code “Xxxx Xxxx” The Nurse Manager will brief all staff personnel on the unit of the situation, instructing them to remain calm, maintain confidentiality, and to make NO public statements. CODE OF CONDUCT Code of Conduct is the foundation for the way we interact with our patients, co-workers, vendors, and other persons. It is based on our Mission and Patient-First philosophy of doing business and the shared common values that drive us. The Code of Conduct is designed to help employees in the MedStar Health System make ethical business decisions. No single document can address every issue. You may face a situation where the right course of action is unclear. Use of your own good judgment with the Code of Conduct, and other MedStar Health policies should be your guide. If you are still unsure, ask yourself these four questions: ➢ Is it consistent with our organizations’ values and policies? ➢ Is it illegal or u...

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