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Elder abuse training and resources at older adult centers
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Assistant Commissioner Mullarkey discusses the training and resources available at older adult centers regarding elder abuse. All programs are required to have staff trained in understanding elder abuse and available resources.
- Staff at older adult centers receive mandatory training on elder abuse
- Programs are aware of contracted elder abuse/elder justice services
- Elder abuse providers may present at older adult centers to discuss their services
Crystal Hudson
0:24:00
resources or programming are available at older adult centers regarding elder abuse?
Eileen Mullarkey
0:24:06
So all of our programs are trained in understanding elder abuse and the resources that are available.
0:24:16
And our programs know about our contracted elder abuse slash elder justice programs that can provide the services that they need.
Crystal Hudson
0:24:28
So it's the the folks running the older adult centers, are they all receive that training, you're saying?
Eileen Mullarkey
0:24:37
It's a requirement that staff receive training on elder abuse at a certain cadence.
0:24:43
I I don't remember the exact cadence, but that there is that training requirement.
Crystal Hudson
0:24:48
Okay.
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And is there anything is there any information provided directly to clients?
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How they might be able to identify or recognize whether they might our
Eileen Mullarkey
0:25:03
elder abuse providers do do not trainings, but they present at older adult centers.
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Okay.
0:25:14
You know, some some number of them to talk about their services.