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Protecting elders from harm
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- Creator
- by Prof. James T. O'Reilly
- Included Title
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- How to protect elders from harm
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Second edition
- Eagan, Minn. : Thomson Reuters, [2013]
- ©2013
- Physical Details
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- xvii, 135 pages, 7 pages ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780314621818, 0314621814
- OCLC
- ocn858283206
- Previous edition has title: How to protect elders from harm, published by Oceana, 2009.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-135).
- Understanding the risks to the safety of elders -- Will anyone help my parents? -- How does government protect elders against risk? -- Remedies for injury at home -- Traffic related risks of harm -- Hospital related harms -- Nursing home risks of harm -- Remedies for home & assisted living healthcare risks -- Medication issues for elders -- Protecting elders from financial harms & thefts -- Abuse and assault -- When to choose which tactic to respond to the harm? -- When should we settle? -- Managing the interaction with government officials
Subjects
- Personal injuries -- United States -- Popular works.
- Older people -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States -- Popular works.
- Remedies (Law) -- United States -- Popular works.
- Medical personnel -- Malpractice -- United States -- Popular works.
- Older people -- Care -- United States -- Popular works.