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Create your policy →Give programs serving older and dependent adults a clear, signed standard for preventing abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
children is sexually abused before age 18
Source: Darkness to Light
of child sexual-abuse victims know their perpetrator
Source: RAINN
average negligent-selection jury verdict
Source: industry litigation data
An adult who, because of age, disability, illness, cognitive impairment, or dependence on others for care, may be unable to protect themselves from abuse, neglect, or exploitation — for example frail elders, adults with disabilities, and adults who depend on others for care or finances.
Vulnerable adults are frequent targets of financial exploitation. The policy keeps covered adults out of private financial arrangements with participants and requires that any handling of a participant’s funds by the organization be documented and overseen.
A reasonable suspicion of abuse, neglect, or exploitation must be reported to the proper civil authorities — adult protective services and/or law enforcement — as required by law. Internal notification supports that report but never replaces it.