Reporting Abuse or Neglect If you have reason to believe you or someone you know, age 60 or older, is being abused, neglected, or exploited, Report It! Call us at (781) 324-7705 or call the Elder Abuse Hotline (800)922-2275.

Elder at Risk

The Elder At Risk Program provides crisis-intervention, short-term intensive casework, and advocacy for elders who are not able to remain safely in the community without some specialized intervention and assistance. The EAR worker uses patient, supportive casework to build a trusting relationship with the elder. The goal of the program is to alleviate immediate safety risks and work with the elder to accept services through regular channels.

Elder At Risk Program Eligibility

Elders who are 60 years old and over, and live in the eight-town Mystic Valley area of Massachusetts in the United States. Elders who are at serious and imminent risk in the community due to psychiatric issues, dementia and cognitive deficits, mental status changes, substance abuse, or medical problems. Elders who seem unable or unwilling to meet their basic needs for housing, nutrition, personal safety, personal care, or medical care. Elders who are resistant to services, have no advocates, or who continue to be unsafe in the community despite the efforts of family and professionals to intervene.

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