Harm Risk / Elder Abuse

• Elder abuse is any kind of abuse or neglect of an older person.
  Elder abuse includes:
  - Self-neglect
  - Physical harm
  - Psychological and physical neglect
  - Financial exploitation
  - Verbal abuse
  - Unreasonable confinement

• Get education or search for programs that deal with:
  - Self-neglect
  - Physical harm
  - Psychological and physical neglect
  - Financial exploitation
  - Verbal abuse
  - Unreasonable confinement

• Call the Cuyahoga County Elder Abuse Hotline: (216) 420-6700
  (8:30 am - 4:30 pm)
• Cuyahoga County Dept. of Senior and Adult Services provides education and support to senior center staff. A program is available for senior groups: (216) 420-6838
• Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging, Consortium Against Adult Abuse provides speakers: (216) 621-8010
• Call the State of Ohio Elder Abuse Hotline:
  1-800-635-3748 or 1-800-282-1206
• Call the National Elder Abuse Hotline: 1-800-252-8966
• Call the Eldercare Locator: 1-800-677-1116

 WEB LINKS 

• Benjamin Rose Institute: www.benrose.org
• Area Agency on Aging: www.n4a.org/links.cfm
• National Center on Elder Abuse: www.elderabusecenter.org for assistance with finding a speaker to address a group in your region.
• Ohio Department of Aging: goldenbuckeye.com/families/aps.html provides education and reporting information.
• Eldercare Locator: www.eldercare.gov