Call Number: Available Online--Statewide Database--MasterFile
Users accessing this title from home, office, etc., will need to contact their local W. Va. public library for the Statewide Database login id and password. Abstracts Available: Sep 2002-
How to protect elders from harm by James T. O'Reilly
Call Number: 346.7303 OREILLY
ISBN: 0195381742
Table of contents: 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 and assisted-living health-care risks -- Medication issues for elders -- Protecting elders from financial harms and thefts -- Abuse and assault -- When to choose which tactic to respond to the harm -- When should we settle? -- Managing the interaction with government officials.
The largest organization of multidisciplinary professionals in the field of aging. Resources, publications, and educational opportunities are geared to enhance the knowledge and skills of people working with older adults and their families.
This website facilities and other senior care options, organized by state, and then by city. The information in the site is determined to be accurate at the time of publication and the site does not endorse any particular facility. It is a good starting point in a search for an assisted living facility.
The cost of long-term care can vary quite a bit depending on the kind of care needed, where the care is given, and where you live. This resource shows a cost comparision.
West Virginia Senior Legal Aid provides free civil legal services and counsel to senior West Virginians age 60 and older, with a focus on economically or socially disadvantaged, disabled, and rural seniors.
The information is tailored to those who are seeking to locate programs and services for themselves or their loved ones and also for professionals who may be looking for up-to-date information relating to the field of aging.
