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Elder Abuse

In Brief: Guarding the Guardians: Promising Practices for Court Monitoring  / Research Report
December 2007— A succinct summary of the AARP Public Policy Institute (PPI) Research Report of the same title in which Naomi Karp (PPI) and Erica Wood (American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging) identify methods for helping courts effectively monitor adult guardianships to protect some of the most vulnerable people in our society. These promising practices enable courts to detect abuses and sanction guardians who demonstrate malfeasance. (2 pages) (Publication ID: INB152)

Guarding the Guardians: Promising Practices for Court Monitoring  / Research Report
December 2007— Court monitoring of adult guardianships is essential to ensuring the welfare of some of the most vulnerable people in our society. Effective guardianship monitoring methods are identified in this AARP Public Policy Institute (PPI) Research Report by Naomi Karp of PPI and Erica Wood of the American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging. These promising practices enable courts to detect abuses and sanction guardians who demonstrate malfeasance. (91 pages) (Publication ID: 2007-21)

Guardianship Monitoring: A National Survey of Court Practices  / Research Report
June 2006— How well do courts monitor the growing number of guardians they appoint to safeguard adults who lack capacity to make their own decisions? In this AARP Public Policy Institute (PPI) report of a 2005 national survey of experts with frontline experience, Naomi Karp of AARP PPI and Erica Wood of the American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging explore current court practices in monitoring guardianships. (63 pages) (Publication ID: 2006-14)

In Brief: Guardianship Monitoring: A National Survey of Court Practices  / Research Report
June 2006— A succinct summary of the similarly titled AARP Public Policy Institute Report of a national survey in which Naomi Karp of AARP Public Policy Institute and Erica Wood of the American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging explore current court practices in monitoring guardianships. (2 pages) (Publication ID: INB126)

Keeping the Wolves from Grandma’s Door: Financial Exploitation of the Elderly  / Speech
June 2006— Sally Hurme, Coordinator, Outreach & Service, AARP Financial Protection, speaks at the United Nations on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.

Financial Exploitation of Elders: Stopping the Abuse  / Congressional Testimony
October 2003— AARP Board Member W. Lee Hammond testifies before Congress on the financial exploitation of older persons.

Perspectives on Elder Abuse  / Event
April 2002— As part of the NGO Forum on Aging, AARP hosted a workshop providing an opportunity for experts from five countries to share perspectives on elder abuse and how it is being addressed in their countries.