National charity focused on ending the injustice of elder abuse.
New York, USA
Joined June 2017
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This Sunday 6/15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day #WEAAD - an internationally recognized day to acknowledge and understand #elderabuse and its implications for older adults around the world.
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Champion elder justice with WISE & Healthy Aging’s (@wiseandhealthy1) NEW elder justice guides! Available in: English, Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Korean, and Armenian: wiseandhealthyaging.org/elde… @CountyofLA
ALT Promotional banner for "Wise & Healthy Aging" featuring a series of posters with diverse older adults dressed as superheroes, advocating for elder justice and the protection against elder abuse, with text overlays about available resource guides.
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The NCEA is excited to share our #WEAAD Blog by Philip C. Marshall.
This blog recounts the origins of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) and honors the significant contributions of Dr. Elizabeth Podnieks, architect of WEAAD.
Read it here: ncea.acl.gov/keepingpacewith…
ALT Banner for the WEAAD Blog titled "Keeping Pace with WEAAD’s Founder, Elizabeth Podnieks," written by Philip C. Marshall. The banner includes the WEAAD logo with a tagline "Building Strong Support for Our Elders" and a purple ribbon symbolizing World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD). The background is purple with white and blue text.
Older people are mistreated more often than we think due to the lack of supports for older people in our communities. It doesn’t have to be this way. Get involved in creating a stronger society that safeguards our communities and prevents abuse. eldermistreatment.usc.edu/we… #WEAAD
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June 15th is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. Older adults in the US lose an estimated $2.6 billion annually due to elder financial abuse. Elder abuse also creates health care and legal costs for our society. We can change this. Learn more: eldermistreatment.usc.edu/we… #WEAAD
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Honored to keynote the PA guardianship summit. That’s PA Supreme Court Justice speaking and my good friend a PA secretary on aging Jason Kavulich seated on the right!
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Have you heard about sweetheart scams?
They were responsible for an estimated $304 million in losses in 2020. Adults over 70 lost an average of $9,475.80—more than any other age group—and their frequency has only increased since the pandemic.
A closer look… 🧵
Thank you @UnivisionNews for spreading the word about the Carmel Dyer Second Family Program and how volunteers can help identify abuse in older adults! uni.vi/hjgE104blAa @CarePartnersTex @WheelerAvenueBC
We are joining forces with @UTHealthHouston @WheelerAvenueBC and @CarePartnersTex to address social isolation in Older Adults! Companionship is vital to at-risk older adult safety, health, and sense of purpose. #elderabuse bit.ly/3N6mYTn #elderjustice
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Celebrating a new collaboration between Elderabuse.org and CarePartners to prevent elder abuse, tackle pandemic-related isolation and loneliness, and bring care and compassion to solitary elders!
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'What We Know About Financial Decisions and the Aging Brain' in @PsychToday features Elderabuse.org important research into ending financial abuse in older adults bit.ly/3PGEjT1
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.@WhiteHouse A Proclamation on World #ElderAbuse Awareness Day, 2022: bit.ly/3QlSKwR "On this World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, let us recommit to delivering all older Americans the promise of a comfortable and peaceful life with dignity." #WEAAD2022
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Ahead of World #ElderAbuse Awareness Day, @IE_OlderPersons & other UN experts urge States to end all forms of abuse and violence against older 🚺women, promote their human rights and act against pervasive sexist and #ageist attitudes. #WEAAD2022 👉 ow.ly/6w7V50Jx6La
Celebrate World Elder Abuse Awareness Day! We are supporting the Dr. Carmel Dyer Fund for Senior Outreach which brings connection and community to isolated older adults. Learn more how you can support preventing elder abuse today - and every day! #WEAAD bit.ly/3tB4uBG
#WEAAD is June 15th. We can all get involved
to create lasting local changes!
eldermistreatment.usc.edu/we…
Older people are mistreated more often than we
think. Take action and be part of the solution to end
elder abuse! #WEAAD http://eldermistreatment.usc.
edu/weaad-home
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Check out my interview on today's @Marketplace #brainsandlosses report on the @WeillCornell-@PennMedicine Interview for Decisional Abilities. Thanks to the great @DavidBrancaccio for his continued, important reporting on aging and financial vulnerability. bit.ly/3yU43WN
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A look at older adults with diminishing capacity and their right to make bad decisions. Featuring: a new tool from @Penn and @WeillCornell . nytimes.com/2022/05/09/healt…
Adult Protective Services (APS) caseworkers are often on the frontlines of the fight against elder abuse. The Interview for Decisional Abilities (IDA) tool was developed by Elderabuse.org board members and colleagues from around the country. nyti.ms/39C613k
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"Every geriatrician loves this model" -@DrMarkLachs
✅ Comprehensive
✅ Cost-saving
#aginginplace #geriatrics
The PACE program explained (and featuring our new partnership with ArchCare): nytimes.com/2022/03/12/healt…