National Co-Laboratory to Address Elder Mistreatment
Grant Summary
A grant to the Education Development Center will convene leading national experts in four states across the country to develop, test and evaluate a prototype model of intervention for victims of elder mistreatment. An estimated 10 percent of older adults—5 million people—are victims of elder abuse, neglect, exploitation and other forms of mistreatment. The intervention to be developed will ensure that older people seen in hospital settings, including emergency rooms, will be assessed for potential mistreatment and will receive appropriate treatment and referral.
Collaboratory participants include:
- The University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine/National Center on Elder Abuse
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston/Texas Elder Abuse and Mistreatment Institute
- State of Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs
- New York’s Weill Cornell Medicine, Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Grant Details
Organization
Education Development Center
Grant Amount
$774,984
Grant Period
24 months
Approval Date
December 2016
Priority Area
Status
Closed
Primary Contact
Rebecca Stoeckle
rstoeckle@edc.org
Program Officer
Amy Berman, BSN, LHD
Location
Waltham, Massachusetts