Examples of Elder person in a sentence
Elder Person Elder person means a person 65 years of age or older.
Disabled adult in need of protective services' means a disabled adult who issubject to abuse, neglect, or exploitation as a result of that adult's mental or physicalincapacity.(7.1) (6) 'Elder person' means a person 65 years of age or older who is not a resident of a long-term care facility as defined in Article 4 of Chapter 8 of Title 31.
All persons are required to report abuse, neglect or exploitation of an Elder person under this section shall make their report within three (3) working days of their observation of an incident of abuse, neglect or exploitation of an Elder unless the Elder’s immediate well-being is threatened, in which case the report shall be made at the earliest time possible, but no later than twenty-four (24) hours after the incident.
Elder person who are not in residential facilities are the ones who are most vulnerable and at risk.
An oral report shall be made immediately, but in no case later than 24 hours from the timethere is reasonable cause to believe a Disabled Adult or Elder person has been abused, neglected, or exploited, by telephone or otherwise and followed by a report in writing.