A model intervention for elder abuse and dementia

A model intervention for elder abuse and dementia

Anetzberger G J; Palmisano B R; Sanders M; Bass D; Dayton C; Eckert S; Schimer M R

Gerontologist

2000

2000-08

This article describes a 2-year collaborative project in Cleveland, OH, that improved the reporting and management of potential and suspected elder abuse situations involving persons with dementia. Educational curricula for cross-training, screening tools, and referral protocols were developed and tested for staff and volunteers in adult protective services and dementia care. A handbook for caregivers of persons with dementia was produced that enables caregivers to self-identify elder abuse risk and seek appropriate interventions to prevent abuse. Project organization, implementation, and evaluation are discussed along with strategies for replication in other communities.

alzheimers-disease; curricula; Geriatrics & Gerontology; referral protocols; risk; screening tools; violence

Journal Article or Conference Abstract Publication

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