World Elder Abuse Awareness Month

As the month of June drew to a close, many of us were unaware of the fact that June is World Elder Abuse Awareness month. Elder abuse is a sad topic, and one that is often under-reported and hidden from view. Its annual awareness month hopes to shed light on ways that people can detect or help when an elderly loved one is being abused.

Elder abuse can manifest itself in several ways. Physical, emotional and sexual abuses are a few tragic forms of abuse that some seniors suffer at the hands of their caregivers. However, financial abuse is a form of elder abuse that often goes unnoticed by loved ones. Financial abuse among the elderly is most likely to come at the hands of family members and caregivers, due in part to the fact that many seniors may be too trusting or polite to fully recognize when someone is taking advantage of them.

To read more about the different forms of elder abuse, and to learn what you can do to help detect and prevent it, click on the following AARP article:

http://blog.aarp.org/2013/06/14/elder-abuse-awareness-day-7-ways-you-can-help/

The attorneys at the Law Offices of Jeremy W. Howe, LTD., specialize in elder law. If you need advice for yourself or a loved one on ways to be protected from financial elder abuse, contact the lawyers at his Providence, Rhode Island office for a free comprehensive telephone consultation.

Attorney Jeremy Howe and his team of elder law and family court lawyers have been providing quality elder law representation in Rhode Island for nearly four decades. He and his co-mediator have successfully mediated hundreds of divorce, family law and elder law cases throughout the state of Rhode Island.
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To learn more about The Law Offices of Jeremy W. Howe, please visit them on the web at http://www.counselfirst.com

Elder Abuse Resources

Elder Abuse Resources

Here are excerpts from a letter regarding elder abuse.

“It was a pleasure to meet you Wednesday night and very refreshing to hear about the work that you do as an Elder Law Mediator and as an Elder Law Attorney. I mentioned a few other resources you may find useful. You can contact the The Elder Victim Advocate at the Elizabeth Buffum Chace Center here in Warwick.  They support any Elders in the community who need counseling and support services (individually and in group sessions) either at the counseling center or in criminal or restraining order court proceedings.

A Newport andMiddletown advocate can be reached at 401-847-8300 ext 5732.  Any time an Elder or victim of Domestic Violence or Sexual Assault/Child Molestation needs to report to one of these police departments or has already done so they can reach out for more information on their rights and options as the victim of crime, what the procedure will look like, and also for referrals for support services in the Newport and Middletown areas.  We have many advocates around the state and I can assist you in finding a local advocate. As you can see we have a vast network of Advocates and we are all connected to a variety of agencies that serve victims of DV/SA. I would be very excited if you would include Elder Abuse information in one of your upcoming newsletters.  Even the amount of financial abuse out there is astonishing! “

So there you have it. Elder abuse is sometimes physical or emotional and sometimes financial. It is certainly widespread.  The point of this column is that there are advocates for the elderly across the state. We can assist you in finding the right advocate to assist you or an elder you are concerned about. Call us at 401-841-5700.


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The Law Offices of Jeremy W. Howe, LTD. are ElderLaw attorneys in Rhode Island who specialize in wills and trusts, estate planning, guardianship, probate, and Veterans Aid and Attendance Benefits.

They also are Newport Rhode Island Divorce Lawyers, Attorneys, Mediators, and Arbitrators providing services for family law issues such as divorce, child custody and visitation, support, and military family law.

Call them today at 401-841-5700 or visit them on the web at http://www.CounselFirst.com.