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What resources or interventions do you provide to older adults who are experiencing financial mistreatment/scams?

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What resources or interventions do you provide to older adults who are experiencing financial mistreatment/scams?

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Geriatric Medicine · Johns Hopkins
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The intervention I recommend depends on the type of mistreatment. If there is suspicion of elder financial abuse (e.g., a family member is taking money away from the patient without the patient's permission/knowledge), then you may be obligated to report this suspected abuse to appropriate authoriti...

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