#068- Legal Justice for Seniors: Ending Elder Abuse & Exploitation with Page Ulrey

07/06/21 • 53 min

Mental Health + Aging with Dr. Regina Koepp

Elder abuse and exploitation have a significant impact on older adults who experience it, including an increased risk for death, worsening of chronic illness, increased likelihood of hospitalization and placement in a nursing home, as well as increased rates of depression, anxiety, among other consequences.

Legal justice can, at times, be helpful to restoring a sense of personal security and reclaiming dignity for the survivor of the abuse.

In this interview, Page Ulrey, Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for the King County Prosecutor’s Office, is on the podcast discussing:

The impact of elder abuse on older adults
Barriers to reporting elder abuse cases
Recommendations to improving elder abuse reporting system
Common elder abuse cases
Recommendations for mandated reporters
Recommendations for loved one's concerned about an older adult

We each have a role in preventing and ending elder abuse. Thank you for being here and doing your part.
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Legal justice can, at times, be helpful to restoring a sense of personal security and reclaiming dignity for the survivor of the abuse.

In this interview, Page Ulrey, Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for the King County Prosecutor’s Office, is on the podcast discussing:

The impact of elder abuse on older adults
Barriers to reporting elder abuse cases
Recommendations to improving elder abuse reporting system
Common elder abuse cases
Recommendations for mandated reporters
Recommendations for loved one's concerned about an older adult

Help others find this show by subscribing and leaving a review wherever you listen to the podcast, or here on i-tunes.

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Previous Episode

#067- Preventing Financial Elder Abuse & Exploitation with Dr. Peter Lichtenberg

One out of every 20 older adults in the U.S. is a victim of financial exploitation, losing an average of $80,000 to $186,000 (olderadultnestegg.com). The vast majority of elder financial abuse cases are most likely to be somebody the older adult knows: family members (54%), 31% care workers, and 13% partners (Jackson, 2016).

Banks and money service businesses reported a 400% increase in suspicious activity from 2013-2017. The vast majority of this suspicious activity involved people over 60 (olderadultnestegg.com).

Today's guest, Dr. Peter Lichtenberg, is a national expert in preventing financial abuse and exploitation and reducing its impact on older adults.

In this interview, Dr. Lichtenberg reviews:

Examples of elder financial exploitation to help raise awareness
What increases risk for financial vulnerability
Resources to help older adults, caregivers, and professionals prevent elder financial exploitation
The SAFE Program: Successful Aging through Financial Empowerment
Resources to help older adults recover from identity theft

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#069- Addressing Ageism with Humor & Civility with Steven Petrow

I have to admit, as a Geropsychologist who strives toward anti-ageism, when I set out to read Steven Petrow’s new book, STUPID THINGS I WON’T DO WHEN I GET OLD, I was skeptical. I judged the book by its title and doubted that it would match my mission of anti-ageism, but boy was I wrong. Steven Petrow’s new book is a warm and witty journey through aging and the valuable lessons learned along the way.

In this podcast episode, Steven and I dive deep into his book and explore:

Steven’s journey with aging
The important role of intergenerational relationships
The courage to discuss mental health concerns like depression and suicide
Finding balance and resilience
End of life love letters
How to respond when someone makes an ageist “gaffe”

At the end of this episode, you’ll have more tools for stopping age shaming so that you can enjoy the ride with balance and grace.

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Professional? Grab the Mental Health Professional’s Guide to Working with Older Adults
Older Adult / Family? Download the Memory Loss & Mental Health Guide

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Mental Health + Aging with Dr. Regina Koepp - #068- Legal Justice for Seniors: Ending Elder Abuse & Exploitation with Page Ulrey

Transcript

Page Ulrey 0:00
In emergency rooms who are, you know, social workers and nurses and doctors who are seeing some of these cases and not knowing if what they're seeing is criminal or not. And it's hard to report. It's it's a heavy lift to report. So they may say, Well, it's I'm sure they're doing the best I can. I'm not, I don't think this is something we need to report. And so you know, the case dies on the vine right there. Or we'll see someone who actually is alarmed about something and t