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The Gerontologist 40:492-497 (2000)
© 2000 The Gerontological Society of America

A Model Intervention for Elder Abuse and Dementia

Georgia J. Anetzberger, PhDa, Barbara R. Palmisano, MAb, Margaret Sanders, MAb, David Bass, PhDc, Carol Dayton, MSWd, Sharen Eckert, MSe and Maria R. Schimer, MPH, JDb

a The Benjamin Rose Institute, Cleveland Heights, OH
b Office of Geriatric Medicine/Gerontology, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown
c Margaret Blenkner Research Center, The Benjamin Rose Institute, Cleveland, Ohio
d Adult Protective Services, Cuyahoga County Department of Senior and Adult Services, Cleveland, Ohio
e Cleveland Area Chapter, Alzheimer's Association, Ohio

Correspondence: Georgia J. Anetzberger, PhD, Associate Director for Community Services, The Benjamin Rose Institute, 2373 Euclid Heights Blvd., Cleveland Heights, OH 44106. E-mail: georgia{at}benrose.org.

Decision Editor: Vernon L. Greene, PhD

This article describes a 2-year collaborative project in Cleveland, OH, that improved the reporting and management of potential and suspected elder abuse situations involving persons with dementia. Educational curricula for cross-training, screening tools, and referral protocols were developed and tested for staff and volunteers in adult protective services and dementia care. A handbook for caregivers of persons with dementia was produced that enables caregivers to self-identify elder abuse risk and seek appropriate interventions to prevent abuse. Project organization, implementation, and evaluation are discussed along with strategies for replication in other communities.

Key Words: Curricula • Screening tools • Referral protocols




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