Elder Abuse : General Facts and Information-Abuse
| Resource Title: | Elder Abuse and Neglect Assessment- New York |
| Resource Type: | Checklist or Worksheet, Program or Organization |
| Description: | The Elder Assessment Instrument (EAI),a 41-item Likert scale assessment instrument, is comprised of seven sections that review signs, symptoms and subjective complaints of elder abuse, neglect, exploitation and abandonment. There is no “score”. A patient should be referred to
social services if the following exists:
1) if there is any evidence of mistreatment without sufficient clinical explanation
2) whenever there is a subjective complaint by the elder of EM
3) whenever the clinician believes there is high risk or probable abuse, neglect, exploitation, abandonment |
| Publisher/Sponsor: | The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing |
| Website: | |
| Contact Info: |
New York University/The John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing Address: Steinhardt School of Education/Division of Nursing 246 Greene Street New York, NY 10003 Phone: 212-998-9018 Email: hartford.ign@nyu.edu |
