Elder Abuse Awareness

Each year, an estimated 5 million older adults are abused, neglected, or exploited.

Older Americans lose an estimated $2.6 billion or more annually due to elder financial abuse and exploitation, funds that could be used to pay for basic needs such as housing, food, and medical care.

Gotcha! Beware of Scams - Event Information

 

The Ulster County Older Adults Empowerment Council presents:

Gotcha! Beware of Scams – See the Red Flags

 

June is Elder Abuse Awareness Month. Join us on Thursday, June 12, for a free hybrid forum designed to help older adults, caregivers, and community members recognize, prevent, and respond to financial scams and exploitation. Explore real-life case studies, hear from a panel of experienced speakers, and take part in audience discussions that shed light on how scams occur, warning signs that are often missed, and steps you can take to stay protected.

 

Date: Thursday, June 12

Time: 1:30 – 3:30 PM

Location: Hybrid, Online via Zoom & In-Person at the Ulster County Senior Hub (5 Development Court, Kingston, NY)

Optional group viewing at local libraries across the County: Woodstock Library, Olive Free Library & Town of Ulster Library.

Zoom information coming soon.

To register, contact the Ulster County Office for the Aging at (845) 340-3456.

 

Types of Elder Abuse:

  • Financial abuse, the misuse of one’s funds or credit cards, the forgery of documents and/or schemes that target elderly individuals with the intention of fraudulent activity;
  • Neglect, the failure to provide a dependent senior with clothing, a clean environment, food, proper medical services, and/or shelter;
  • Self-Neglect, not taking care of one’s basic needs, home is in disarray, lack of personal hygiene.
  • Emotional, the use of humiliation or threats towards the elderly often resulting in unexplained withdrawal from normal activities, sudden change in alertness, mental health issues and strained personal relationships;
  • Physical,the infliction of abuse that causes bodily injury, pain, or impairment;
  • Sexual,non-consensual sexual contact of any kind with an elderly person; and
  • Abandonment, desertion of an elderly person by an individual who has physical custody of the elder or by a person who has assumed responsibility for providing care to the elder.

If you are concerned about something you have noticed, please tell someone by contacting one of the following agencies which are available Monday through Friday 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.:

Ulster County Adult Protective Services: 845- 334-5125

Ulster County’s Office for the Aging: 845-340-3456

Hudson Valley Long-Term Care Ombudsman Services: 845-229-4680 (for those residing in Skilled Nursing and Assisted Living)

Hudson Valley LGTBQ Community Center: 845-331-5300

If you see a senior in imminent jeopardy or danger, please do not hesitate to call 911.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2024 Older Adults Empowerment Council Forum (apologies-only partial recording) - CLICK HERE TO WATCH VIDEO RECORDING

2023 Older Adults Empowerment Council Forum - CLICK HERE TO WATCH VIDEO RECORDING

 

Document: 
PDF icon Ulster County Elder Abuse Awareness Brochure.pdf