The Legal Side: Reporting Elder Abuse: It's the Law

Thobaben, Marshelle; Anderson, Linda

doi:10.2307/3425085

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“…Although reporting laws exist in all states, the definition of elder abuse and neglect and the specific reporting requirements are different in each state (Benton & Marshall, 1991;Brewer & Jones, 1989;Macolini, 1995;Thobaben & Anderson, 1985). Many, but not all, states specifically include self-neglect in their statutes about reporting, defining elder self-neglect as a person's failure to provide for the necessities of his or her own life (Lachs & Pillemer, 1995;Kapp, 1995).…”

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Self-Neglect: An Overview

O’Brien

Thibault

Turner

et al. 1999

Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect

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Initially described in 1953, the concept of self-neglect is complex. Definitional problems exist because it can be redefined by changes in context. This article examines the epidemiology, etiology, detection, ethical/legal issues, management/intervention, and outcome. Prevention is particularly difficult given the nature of the problem, the poorly understood etiology, and the slow insidious progression of the syndrome before it reaches public attention. This complexity is compounded by the fact that respect for autonomy and personal rights is given paramount importance over paternalism when an intervention at an earlier stage could potentially result in a better outcome.

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Self-Neglect: An Overview

O’Brien

Thibault

Turner

et al. 1999

Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect

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“…Thobaben and Anderson (1985) identified 41 states that have mandatory or voluntary "in home" adult-abuse reporting laws. Among these states, legal definitions of elder abuse are quite similar.…”

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“…Although most states have devised legal definitions of elder abuse (Thobaben & Anderson, 1985), these have been largely based on legal definitions of child abuse, and their fit with the clinical featuresof elder abuse as described by public health nurses has been less than perfect for a number of reasons. First, unlike children, there is little consensus in our society about the status of elders.…”

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The Fit of Elder Abuse with the Family Violence Paradigm, and the Implications of a Paradigm Shift for Clinical Practice

Phillips

1988

Public Health Nursing

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Elder abuse is one of the most complex, difficult, and frustrating problems that practicing public health nurses face. In part this frustration i s related to the lack of fit between the family violence paradigm (the explanatory base most commonly used to guide case identification and intervention) and the types of abuse most commonly encountered. Several issues are raised when this paradigm serves as the exclusive basis for concepts about elder abuse. A more comprehensive view is possible when this problem is placed in the context of a family caregiving paradigm.

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“…A later study (Thobaben & Anderson, 1985) found every state but nine has a law that requires reporting of in-home adult or elder abuse. This fact is not as encouraging as it may seem.…”

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“…The purview of elder abuse laws, requirements for reporting incidents, methods of investigation, and penalties for not reporting elder abuse vary from state to state (Thobaben & Anderson, 1985). For example, Wisconsin law covers persons of 60 years or more who have been physically mistreated, neglected, or materially exploited.…”

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Elder Abuse

Holland

Kasraian²,

Leonardelli

1987

Physical & Occupational Therapy In Geriatrics

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The detection, treatment and prevention of elder abuse, although of concern to health care professionals, has not received over the past several years the attention it merits. While social service and health care dollars for elders decline or are redistributed, elder abuse may be on the upswing. As physical and occupational therapists move into home health care settings the opportune positions to detect instances of elder abuse and &%a; : remedial or preventive services. This article reviews the current problem of elder abuse and describes some roles for the allied health professional in addressing the need.

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The Legal Side: Reporting Elder Abuse: It's the Law

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Self-Neglect: An Overview

Self-Neglect: An Overview

The Fit of Elder Abuse with the Family Violence Paradigm, and the Implications of a Paradigm Shift for Clinical Practice

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