Elder Abuse Prevention Strategies
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Elder Abuse – Senior Safety Episode
• Show Concept – The Elder Abuse/Senior Safety topic will be a 4-part series that shows the different types of elder abuse that exist, educates viewers on community resources, and provides tips for keeping yourself and your family safe. The episodes will not focus on following one individual or family through an entire abuse scenario, but will instead highlight several abuse scenarios. Each segment will be 30 minutes.
General Background
• Types of elder abuse
• Physical Abuse - Inflicting, or threatening to inflict, physical pain or injury on a vulnerable elder, or depriving them of a basic need.
• Emotional Abuse - Inflicting mental pain, anguish, or distress on an elder person through verbal or nonverbal acts.
• Sexual Abuse - Non-consensual sexual contact of any kind.
• Exploitation - Illegal taking, misuse, or concealment of funds, property, or assets of a vulnerable elder.
• Neglect - Refusal or failure by those responsible to provide food, shelter, health care or protection for a vulnerable elder.
• Abandonment - The desertion of a vulnerable elder by anyone who has assumed the responsibility for care or custody of that person.
• Visuals
• Open show with a support group of people/families that have been victims of abuse
• Have 4 personal stories
i. Physical & mental abuse ii. Sexual abuse iii. Exploitation iv. Neglect/abandonment
• Jump into a training session with DCF training law enforcement?
i. Discuss the different types of abuse ii. Show pictures of abuse
• Filming a home that shows clear signs of neglect/abandonment
• Taking a family member into a bank to withdraw funds
• Show training session with law enforcement
• Fast facts
• Short cameos of people who have been abuse or caregivers who have had a loved one abused
• What are the “take-away” messages
• You are not alone – these things happen
• Elder abuse should be reported
• Fraud
Elder Abuse – Senior Safety Episode
• Show Concept – The Elder Abuse/Senior Safety topic will be a 4-part series that shows the different types of elder abuse that exist, educates viewers on community resources, and provides tips for keeping yourself and your family safe. The episodes will not focus on following one individual or family through an entire abuse scenario, but will instead highlight several abuse scenarios. Each segment will be 30 minutes.
General Background
• Types of elder abuse
• Physical Abuse - Inflicting, or threatening to inflict, physical pain or injury on a vulnerable elder, or depriving them of a basic need.
• Emotional Abuse - Inflicting mental pain, anguish, or distress on an elder person through verbal or nonverbal acts.
• Sexual Abuse - Non-consensual sexual contact of any kind.
• Exploitation - Illegal taking, misuse, or concealment of funds, property, or assets of a vulnerable elder.
• Neglect - Refusal or failure by those responsible to provide food, shelter, health care or protection for a vulnerable elder.
• Abandonment - The desertion of a vulnerable elder by anyone who has assumed the responsibility for care or custody of that person.
• Visuals
• Open show with a support group of people/families that have been victims of abuse
• Have 4 personal stories
i. Physical & mental abuse ii. Sexual abuse iii. Exploitation iv. Neglect/abandonment
• Jump into a training session with DCF training law enforcement?
i. Discuss the different types of abuse ii. Show pictures of abuse
• Filming a home that shows clear signs of neglect/abandonment
• Taking a family member into a bank to withdraw funds
• Show training session with law enforcement
• Fast facts
• Short cameos of people who have been abuse or caregivers who have had a loved one abused
• What are the “take-away” messages
• You are not alone – these things happen
• Elder abuse should be reported
• Fraud
References: Orange County Public Television