 An unfortunate reality, elder abuse exists, and its sources can be surprising: families, vendors and contractors, and even caregivers. Every senior living provider strives to prevent abuse in its communities. Learn how your company can identify and proactively address differences in culture, backgrounds and attitudes in order to ensure a safe environment for residents. Read recent news stories about public policy, national initiatives, and studies relating to elder abuse below. Elder Abuse in the News4/30/2013
Community Awareness and Education, Elder Abuse, Facts and Figures, Health and Wellness, Reports, Research
A new study has found that psychologically vulnerable older adults, those with higher depression scores and lower socioeconomic status, are significan...
4/24/2013
Negative age-based stereotypes have become a major issue in the United States, and ageism will become and even bigger issue as the number of older adu...
4/3/2013
Clinical Quality and Quality Care Delivery, Elder Abuse, Facts and Figures, Health and Wellness, Medication Management, Memory Care Best Practices and Research, Memory Care Education, Reports, Research
Previous research has linked antipsychotics with an increased risk of stroke and mortality in older adults, and a new study indicates that most senior...
3/12/2013
The recently passed Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 includes language that will help protect seniors from elder abuse. The law pro...
3/12/2013
Ageism, Business, Community Awareness and Education, Elder Abuse, Human Resources, Human Resources and Organizational Development, Organizational Culture, Professional Development, Reports, Research, Staffing & Performance
Seniors face negative age-based stereotypes in a variety of settings, and the workplace is an area where ageist views can negatively impact older adul...
1/15/2013
Business, Elder Abuse, Federal Agency Activity, Human Resources, Human Resources and Organizational Development, Public Policy, Regulations
ALFA submitted comments on a briefing examining the effects of guidance issued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The guidance, whic...
12/21/2012
Advocacy, Elder Abuse, Federal Agency Activity, Labor Relations, Legislation, Medicaid, Policy in the States, Public Policy
Throughout 2012, a variety of federal legislative and regulatory issues arose that will affect senior living communities and senior living residents a...
11/19/2012
The General Accountability Office, the investigative arm of the U.S. Congress, issued a report late last week exploring elder abuse in the United Stat...
10/2/2012
The over 60 population will reach one billion within the next ten years according to a new report highlighting the aging of societies around the world...
10/2/2012
Senator Sanders (I-VT) introduced legislation to reauthorize and expand the Older Americans Act, which provides federal funding for programs that supp...
9/18/2012
Elder Abuse, Facts and Figures, Family Relations, Reports, Research
A new poll examining financial exploitation of American seniors finds that 79 percent of experts surveyed identified theft or diversion of funds by fa...
9/1/2012
But with growth and success in business—whether the car business or the senior living business—comes media attention when anything goes wrong. Ignorin...
6/15/2012
Today, the Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA) will recognize World Elder Abuse Awareness Day with senior living communities around the world...
3/7/2012
U.S. Assistant Secretary on Aging Kathy Greenlee shared her insights with 140 senior living executives gathered at the 2012 ALFA Advocacy Fly-in yeste...
11/1/2011
Senior living providers stand up to protect the most vulnerable seniors.
9/27/2011
The Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts investigated the current procedures surrounding court appoint...
8/16/2011
Community Awareness and Education, Elder Abuse, Reports
A newly released Government Accountability Office report recommends stronger screening and oversight of court appointed guardians for incapacitated ad...
7/19/2011
Elder Abuse, Medicaid, Medicare, Public Policy
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid has released a memo offering guidance for nursing homes and hospices on a component of the Social Security Act t...
6/7/2011
A new Metlife study on financial elder abuse estimates that the annual financial loss felt by victims increased 12 percent from the last time the stud...
4/27/2011
ALFA members agree that when it comes to Elder Abuse there is a zero tolerance policy. Without proper attention, residents can be vulnerable to abuse ...
3/29/2011
Elder Abuse, Health and Wellness, Research
Past research has demonstrated that alcohol abuse by the perpetrator is strongly associated with physical elder abuse, but a new study suggests that a...
3/9/2011
Elder Abuse, Hearings, Research
The Senate Special Committee on Aging invited the public to a hearing on the issue of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation. Presentations from panel...
1/9/2011
Mrs. Davidson from the memory care floor wouldn’t sit down. The caregiver raised her voice and attracted the attention of the medication aide in the h...
10/19/2010
Elder Abuse, Staffing, Staffing & Performance
CMS just awarded nearly $14 million to six states to develop comprehensive criminal background check programs for long-term caregiver positions.
11/9/2009
A BILL To protect seniors in the United States from elder abuse by establishing specialized elder abuse prosecution and research programs and activiti...
11/9/2009
Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI) has introduced S. 1821, the Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2009, which aims to combat the exploitation of seniors …
5/15/2009
Elder Abuse, Family Relations, Health and Wellness, Health Care, Human Resources and Organizational Development, Resident and Family Services, Resident Engagement
An unfortunate reality, elder abuse exists, and its sources can be surprising: families, vendors and contractors, and even caregivers.
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