Detection and prevention of financial abuse against elders

Abstract

(2015),"Finance-seeking behaviour and outcomes for small-and medium-sized enterprises", International Journal of Managerial Finance, Vol. 11 Iss 4 pp. 513-530 <a href="https://doi.org/10.1108/ IJMF-01-2013-0005">https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMF-01-2013-0005</a> Access to this document was granted through an Emerald subscription provided by All users group For AuthorsIf you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation.*Related content and download information correct at time of download. Purpose -This paper reports on banking and finance professionals' decision making in the context of elder financial abuse. The aim was to identify the case features that influence when abuse is identified and when action is taken. Design/methodology/approach -Banking and finance professionals (n ¼ 70) were shown 35 financial abuse case scenarios and were asked to judge how certain they were that the older person was being abused and the likelihood of taking action.Findings -Three case features significantly influenced certainty of financial abuse: the nature of the financial problem presented, the older person's level of mental capacity and who was in charge of the client's money. In cases where the older person was more confused and forgetful, there was increased suspicion that financial abuse was taking place. Finance professionals were less certain that financial abuse was occurring if the older person was in charge of his or her own finances. Originality/value -The research findings have been used to develop freely available online training resources to promote professionals' decision making capacity (www.elderfinancialabuse.co.uk). The resources have been advocated for use by Building Societies Association as well as CIFAS, the UK's Fraud Prevention Service.

Financial abuse of older people by third parties in banking institutions: a qualitative exploration

“…This study has demonstrated that a suspicion of financial abuse perpetrated towards older people is not uncommon among bank managers' experiences; all participants had multiple examples of case suspicions. Similar to the literature on financial abuse of older people (Gilhooly et al, 2013;Harries et al, 2014;Dalley et al, 2017), the case accounts reflected many types of financial abuse, both related to family members and opportunism (rogue traders, lottery scams). A systematic review and meta-analysis (Burnes et al, 2017) identified that a minimum of one in 18 older people living the community are subject to scams every year.…”

What do Emergency Department Pharmacist Practitioners know and understand about patient safeguarding?

“…The authors have no relevant nancial or non-nancial interests to disclose. Financial** Includes theft, fraud, exploitation, pressure in connection with wills, property, inheritance or nancial transactions, or the misuse or misappropriation of property, possessions or bene ts [39] *Also known as 'emotional' abuse **Only vulnerable adults can be nancially abused as, unlike children, they have assets [40] Table 2. Variables identi ed and their variation for the vignettes developed 1 Emergency Department Pharmacist Practitioner Acute Medical Unit…”

An empirical examination of elder abuse through the lens of mens rea

“…The prominence of EA due to isolation, abandonment and social exclusion cannot be denied (Heuser and Howe, 2019; Ojagbemi et al , 2013). The deprivation of finance, status, respect, choices and decisions are observed evidence of EA (Patel and Mishra, 2018; Trainor, 2015; Harries et al , 2014; Dong et al , 2014). The violation of elders’ human, legal and medical rights are gravest social ill due to a variety of reasons such as modernization, less social integration (SI), caregiver stress (CGS), etc (Malek and Razzak, 2017; Maschi et al , 2014; Bhattacharya and Bhattacharya, 2014).…”