QUIZ 23 ELDER ABUSE- WITH CORRECT ANSWERS {GRADED A+}
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ELDER ABUSE
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ELDER ABUSE
QUIZ 23 ELDER ABUSE- WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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What is the definition of elder abuse? - Any 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
The World Health Organization gives a profound stat...
What is the definition of elder abuse? - ✔✔Any 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
The World Health Organization gives a profound state on elder abuse as...
- ✔✔"Elder abuse is a violation of human rights and a significant cause of
illness, injury, loss of productivity, isolation and despair."
National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA): divides elder abuse into what two
categories? - ✔✔Domestic elder abuse:
Institutional abuse:
National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA): defines Domestic elder abuse as?
- ✔✔Domestic elder abuse: any mistreatment that is committed by
someone with whom the elder has a special relationship (spouse, sibling,
child, friend, or caregiver)
National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA): defines Institutional abuse as? -
✔✔Institutional abuse: any mistreatment occurring in residential facilities
, (nursing home, ALF, group home, B&C, foster home, etc.) and is usually
perpetrated by someone with a legal or contractual obligation to provide
some element of care or protection.
How many older adults over 60 experienced elder abuse in 1998? -
✔✔550,000 adults over 60 experienced abuse in 1998
What percent of older adults experiencing elder abuse were reported in
1998? - ✔✔21% of these cases were reported and substantiated by APS
What is the female to male ration for older adults experiencing abuse? -
✔✔2/3 are female, 1/3 are male
As an older adult ages the likelihood of them being abused increases or
decreases? - ✔✔The older the person is, the more likely s/he is to be
abused
Adult Protective Services receives the reports for elder abuse, are these
reports increasing or decreasing? - ✔✔Adult Protective Services (APS) is
reporting a rise in elder abuse reporting
What is the incidence of elder abuse within one year? What percent was
financial abuse? - ✔✔In a study of elder abuse incidence: 7.6-10% of
study participants reported experiencing abuse in the year prior. 10% of
these participants did not include financial abuse.
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