UC Irvine gets $1 million to combat elder abuse
UC Irvine’s Program in Geriatrics will use federal grant for pilot program to preventing the abuse of people with dementia, called Take AIM Against Elder Abuse.
UC Irvine’s Program in Geriatrics will use federal grant for pilot program to preventing the abuse of people with dementia, called Take AIM Against Elder Abuse.
UCI experts will train staff and support nursing home residents.
It will serve as clearinghouse for information, research and best practices.
UCI will be a clearinghouse for practical information supporting federal, state and local efforts to prevent, identify and effectively respond to elder abuse.
Elder Abuse Forensic Center is model of other communities’ efforts to prevent elder abuse.
Attorney General Eric Holder praises forensic center and founder Dr. Laura Mosqueda.
Archstone Foundation and UniHealth Foundation grants will allow the university to continue its innovative work.
An expert in identifying and preventing abuse, she’s tapped for a special issue assessing efforts to combat mistreatment of the aged.
Physical abuse of the elderly has long been difficult to prove because of older people’s propensity to bruise easily and their sometimes-dubious powers of recall, giving perpetrators a handy defense. But thanks to studies by UC Irvine’s Program in Geriatrics, that’s changing. The research has identified bruises most likely caused by abuse and established that […]
University efforts to combat problem include research, forensic center and geriatrics guide.