Aging and Money Reducing Risk of Financial Exploitation and Protecting Financial Resources /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Factora, Ronan M. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Humana Press, 2014.
• Σειρά: Aging Medicine
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Geriatrics.; Primary care (Medicine).; Social work.; Medicine & Public Health.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.; Primary Care Medicine.; Medicine/Public Health, general.; Social Work.

Increasingly, we hear of more and more elders falling victim to financial exploitation. Although this form of elder abuse has been recognized for years, its incidence, prevalence, and impact on the common individual has been only more recently brought to the spotlight. Despite these circumstances, r...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Financial exploitation of the elderly: Review of the epidemic— its victims, national impact and legislative solutions
• One Piece of the Puzzle – Financial Exploitation and Elder Abuse
• Barriers to Recognition
• Financial Abuse of the Elderly - Risk Factors
• Screening Older Patients for Risk Factors Associated with Financial Exploitation
• Clinical Assessment of Financial Decision Making Capacity
• Next Steps: Documentation and Accessing Community Healthcare Resources
• Financial Exploitation – The Legal Perspective
• Financial and Legal Methods to Protect Individuals from Financial Exploitation
• Critical Documents Associated with Aging: An Organized Guide to Personal Files
• Who Can You Turn To – the Role of Adult Protective Services (APS) and Other Community Resources
• Being the Advocate – Disseminating Knowledge About Financial Exploitation to the Community
• Future Directions: Public Policy and Advocacy.