Preliminary Outcomes From a Community-Based Elder Abuse Risk and Evaluation Tool.

This research addresses the need to develop an assessment tool for case workers working in the aging services field outside of APS. As such, the research discusses the development, implementation, and preliminary outcomes of the Elder Abuse Risk Assessment and Evaluation© tool (EARAE). This instrument was developed and pilot tested by the Elder Abuse Prevention Program (EAPP), a program within Lifespan of Greater Rochester Inc.

Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Elder Abuse and Neglect in the Community: A Population-Based Study.

Objectives: To estimate past-year prevalence and identify risk and protective factors of elder emotional abuse, physical abuse, and neglect.

Design: Cross-sectional, population-based study using random-digit-dial sampling and direct telephone interviews.

Setting: New York State households.

Financial exploitation of older adults: a population-based prevalence study.

Background: Financial exploitation is the most common and least studied form of elder abuse. Previous research estimating the prevalence of financial exploitation of older adults (FEOA) is limited by a broader emphasis on traditional forms of elder mistreatment (e.g.

Evaluation of adult protective services: perspectives of community professionals.

Due to challenges associated with client characteristics, funding, and the expectation of poor outcomes, few studies have evaluated the services provided by Adult Protective Services (APS). The article reports community-based professionals' satisfaction with APS when investigating cases of suspected elder abuse. Results from a 12-item quantitative survey indicate respondents were most satisfied with the intake process, followed by assessment, and case management.