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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1986
This document contains the text of a Senate hearing on crimes against the elderly. Senator Paula Hawkins examines funding for day care of the elderly and discusses the crime of elder abuse and other crimes against the elderly. Two victims of abuse testify about their abuse, a victim of violent crime describes her victimization, and a…
Descriptors: Adult Day Care, Crime Prevention, Elder Abuse, Hearings
Peer reviewedFulmer, Terry; Paveza, Gregory; VandeWeerd, Carla; Fairchild, Susan; Guadagno, Lisa; Bolton-Blatt, Marguarette; Norman, Robert – Gerontologist, 2005
Purpose: Neglect of older adults accounts for 60% to 70% of all elder-mistreatment reports made to adult protective services. The purpose of this article is to report data from research, using a risk-and-vulnerability model, that captures the independent contributions of both the elder and the caregiver as they relate to the outcome of neglect.…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Risk, Depression (Psychology), Older Adults
