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Advocates for Older Adults Hold World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

An estimated 18,219 older northwest Ohioans are abused, neglected and/or exploited.  First responders, social workers, health and human service professionals, attorneys and others serving older adults joined together to raise awareness about the community’s elder abuse, neglect and exploitation problem and solutions on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on June 15 at The Toledo Hospital Education Center Auditorium.

In part, this training focused on best practices for determining when older adults are able to protect themselves and when they need help protecting themselves.  "The Area Office on Aging believes the work of protecting older adults in our community is of the utmost importance," said Billie Johnson, Area Office on Aging President/CEO. 

Presenters at the training included Lucas County Probate Court Judge Jack R. Puffenberger, Lucas County Adult Protective Services, an elder law attorney and representatives from MemoryLane Care Services. 

This training was part of a larger initiative to focus attention on the often times hidden issue of elder abuse, neglect and exploitation that face older northwest Ohioans.  

Previously, the Area Office on Aging produced a local documentary called “You’re Not Going to Beat Me: A Story of Elder Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation,” which helped put a local face on this topic that is vague in the minds of many. This video let the viewer take a peek inside what is often the secretive world of elder abuse, neglect and exploitation victims. This eight-minute video provides a framework for viewers to begin to understand this topic better.  The video can be viewed at the following Web page:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqjGJVHW8cY

The Coalition of Protecting Elders (COPE) hosted last week’s training.  COPE is a community-based team of organizations in Lucas County that address elder abuse, neglect and exploitation through enhanced collaboration and coordination of community resources.   

If an older adult has been victimized through abuse, neglect or exploitation, they can call Lucas Co. Adult Protective Services at 419-213-8663.

 

 
   
   


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