Signs and Symptoms of Elder Abuse

• Unexplained physical injury
• Agitation, trembling, confusion, disorientation
• Emotional distress such as crying and/or depression
• Withdrawn, shows no emotion
• Self-destructive behavior
• Social and physical isolation
• Unexplained loss of financial independence and/or control
• Home in disarray, lacks basic necessities
• Elder appears fearful of caregiver
• Elder appears reluctant to respond when questioned; caregiver seeks to prevent elder from interacting privately with you
• Elder and caregiver give conflicting accounts of incident
• Caregiver is indifferent or angry towards elder and refuses to provide necessary assistance