Elder Abuse Archives - Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services (SCES)

SCES Elder Protective Services adopts new assessment tool

January 3, 2019 / Nathan Lamb / SCES News

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… Continue Reading SCES Elder Protective Services adopts new assessment tool

Massachusetts Centralizes Elder Abuse Reporting

June 22, 2017 / Nathan Lamb / Announcements & Events

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… Continue Reading Massachusetts Centralizes Elder Abuse Reporting

‘Aging Well’ Dispels Elder Abuse and Protective Services Myths

July 26, 2016 / Nathan Lamb / Guides and Info

Demystifying how adult Protective Services strives to mitigate elder abuse was the central topic for the most recent episode of