Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services (SCES) is an early adopter for a new tool designed to help Elder Protective Services evaluate reports of elder abuse and neglect. Massachusetts is the second state to adopt the Interview […]
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Massachusetts Centralizes Elder Abuse Reporting
Beginning June 30, the state’s elder abuse reporting law will funnel all abuse reports into a new call center that will operate 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. Earlier this year, the Executive […]
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Know Elder Abuse—and how to Prevent It
By Norah Al-Wetaid and Nathan Lamb Roughly 10 percent of older adults have experienced some form of elder abuse—but a recent study funded by the National Institutes of Health estimates that only one out of […]
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5 Things to Know about Elder Self Neglect
By Colleen Morrissey If you’re coming home for the holidays and visiting parents or older family members, you might notice changes in their behavior or living conditions. You might observe a decline in housekeeping, for […]
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