Understanding and Preventing Elder Abuse and Neglect

Topics to Include:

· How to screen for, respond to and report abuse, neglect and financial exploitation;

· Mandatory reporting procedures;

· Role of adult protective services agencies; and

· Identifying common frauds and scams that involve telemarketing, home repair, debt settlement, mortgage rescue, social security benefits and more.

Presented By: Attorney Amy Gjesdahl, JD, and Louis Hill, MA, Metropolitan Family Services