Caregiver Abuse
Abuse refers to any willful act or omission of a caregiver which results in physical injury, mental anguish, unreasonable confinement, sexual abuse, or financial exploitation to a vulnerable adult. Below are some examples of abuse to help you identify caregiver mistreatment:
- Financial Abuse and Exploitation
- Denies access to money
- Using credit cards or ATM/Debit card
- Forging checks
- Theft
- Emotional Abuse
- Calling names, ignoring, criticizing, etc.
- Humiliating individual
- Treating person like a child
- Physical Abuse
- Pushing, hitting, slapping, pinching, kicking, biting, inappropriate handling, etc.
- Overuse of restraints
- Sexual Abuse
- Verbal harrassment
- Sexual assault
- Rape
- Misuse of medications
- Theft
- Overmedicating
Caregiver Neglect
Neglect is the failure of a caregiver to provide essential services necessary to maintain the physical and/or mental health of the person they are the caregiver of. Some examples of neglect are:
- Not providing meals or denying food
- Not providing transportation
- Not providing required services or not working assigned hours
- Lack of personal care (bathing, proper hygiene, etc.)
- Leaving individual in soiled undergarments
- Using vehicle without permission
- Removing assistive technology, such as wheelchairs, walkers, TTY, etc.
- Leaving unattended
- Withholding medications
The information here is only intended as general guidance and practices. Information should not be considered all inclusive or as medical health advice.
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El Paso County Department of Human Services
Adult Abuse or Neglect
719-444-5755 or DHS-APS@elpasoco.com
Child Abuse or Neglect
719-444-5700 or childabusereport@elpasoco.com
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Crisis Hotline: 719-633-3819
Adult Abuse or Neglect
719-444-5755 or DHS-APS@elpasoco.com
Child Abuse or Neglect
719-444-5700 or childabusereport@elpasoco.com