Definitions of Maltreatment

Abuse


  • Physical or emotional: Conduct, intended or not, that produces physical or emotional pain or injury
  • Verbal: Words or gestures that threaten, harass, disparage, or humiliate
  • Sexual: Violation of criminal sexual conduct or prostitution statutes or sexual contact between a facility staff person and a resident or client of that facility
  • Personal exploitation: Forcing a vulnerable adult to perform services for the advantage of another

Neglect

  • Failure of a caregiver to provide necessary food, clothing, shelter, health care, or supervision

Self Neglect

  • Absence of necessary food, clothing, shelter, health care, or supervision

Financial Exploitation

  • A person with legal authority makes unauthorized use of the vulnerable adult's resources resulting in a detriment to the vulnerable adult
  • A person without authority uses the financial resources of a vulnerable adult, regardless of detriment