Medical - Protecting Older Adults from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation

This course teaches healthcare workers how to recognize signs of abuse, neglect, and exploitation in their older adult patients and how and when to report their suspicions. Learning Objectives: Explain abuse and the effects of abuse on older adults Identify the physical, behavioral, financial, and environmental warning signs of abuse as well as the warning signs of abusive caregivers Recognize your role and responsibility to prevent and report abuse