Abuse/ Burnout Flashcards

1
Q

What is Family Care Givers Alliance?

A

Resource for practitioners via assessment tools that determine CG burden (physical, emotional, social/financial/family strain, perception of recipient as provocation, self)

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Intentional actions cause harm or create serious risk of harm (whether or not harm is intended) to vulnerable elder by caregiver or other person who stands in a trust relationship to the elder

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Elder Mistreatment

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3
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What is the most common perpetrator of elder abuse?

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adult children

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4
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Risk factors of elder abuse

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Female
Limited support systems
Restricted independence
Decreased physical, psychological & economic reserves
Stressed CG
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5
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Intentional failure to provide care by CG

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Active neglect

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6
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inadequate knowledge or infirmity CG leads to non-willful neglect

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passive neglect

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7
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by choice/recipient or diminished capacity/recipient or CG

behavior that threatens one’s own health or safety

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Self-neglect

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8
Q
Check cashing without knowledge
Forged signature on checks
Add name to bank account
Deceit that leads elder to sign document/application
Steal ATM/credit cards
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Abuse of conservatorship

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9
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Signs of Elder Abuse at Skilled nursing facility

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Unexplained injuries or bruises
Over/under medicated
Dehydration, malnutrition
Pressure sores
Fractures
Living conditions unsanitary
Unexpected death
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10
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exploitation of or inattention to a person’s possessions or funds.

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Financial abuse

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11
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  • theft of cash or personal property, forced contracts, misuse of income or other financial resources
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Material abuse

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deprivation of any inalienable right such as voting, assembly, speech, privacy, personal liberty

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Violation of rights

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13
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A history of violence in a relationship (particularly between spouses) and outside the family may predict elder abuse.

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Intergenerational transmission of violence

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14
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What is a caregiver in a sandwich generation?

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Caring for growing children and their aging parents

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15
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What labs are important for detection of abuse?

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electrolytes, albumin, drug levels1

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16
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What can patients do to prevent abuse?

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Maintain social relationships
Increase social and community contacts
Seek legal advice before signing documents regarding living or financial situations

17
Q

Designed for practitioners to:
increase awareness of family caregivers and at-risk populations
help develop a caregiver assessment to use in practice setting

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Caregivers Count Too! Toolkit

18
Q

What are situational solutions for caregivers?

A
Ask for help
Find an adult day care program
Stay healthy, utilize stress reduction practices
Seek counseling for depression
Find a support group
19
Q

Who do you contact suspect elder abuse?

A

National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA)

Adult Protective Services