Elder Abuse Prevention Part 2: Staying Safe While Social Distancing - a podcast by UNC Trauma Program

Kathy Dowd, the executive director of the The Audiology Project shares her perspective on how hearing loss and other disabilities can lead to neglect and elder abuse that is often unseen even by elderly caretakers. Listeners will learn how elder abuse reaches beyond the physical aspects and how hearing loss and vision loss can make people even more vulnerable to abuse for a variety of reasons. To listen to the first part of this episode click here. Finally, Kathy recommends working with your local ombudsman to navigate reporting elder abuse. You can find your local ombudsman here.

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