Question #1
The intent of the Older Adult Protective Services Act is to provide a legal basis for prosecuting those who abuse, neglect, exploit or abandon an individual residing in Pennsylvania who is over 60 years of age.
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Question #2
Under the Older Adult Protective Services Act, an AAA provides protective services only at the request of a client or a member of the client's family.
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Question #3
Abuse can be infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation or punishment with resulting physical harm, pain or mental anguish and/or willful deprivation by a caretaker of goods or services which are necessary to maintain physical or mental health.
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Question #4
Most reported cases involve neglect by the person himself (self neglect).
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Question #5
The term "employee" includes any person who is employed by a facility or who enters into a contractual relation to provide care for monetary consideration to a care dependent individual in their personal residence.
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Question #6
Once an area agency on aging receives a report of abuse, an investigation is begun within 24 hours of the receipt of the report.
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Question #7
Mary Smith, a 62 year old woman, lives in a personal care home in western Pennsylvania. Mary accuses a staff person of pushing and slapping her, causing bruises on her face and a nose bleed when she wouldn't share her cigarettes. The staff person tells her he'll hit her again if she tells anyone. This would be a valid report of abuse that would be investigated by the area agency on aging.
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Question #8
John Jones lives in a community group home for mentally retarded adults. John has not had a bath for four days since the water has been shut off. The facility has made no other arrangements for water distribution. His situation is appropriate for a referral to an area agency on aging regarding abuse.
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Question #9
Daniel Work, a 29 year old person who receives assistance in his home from a neighbor whom he pays to provide personal care, is covered under this ACT.
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Question #10
Mary Kaye, the legal guardian for her 75-year-old mother, accompanies her mother to her 10am outpatient visit at the hospital. While her mother is being seen, Mary Kaye leaves telling the receptionist that she needs to run some errands and will return within the hour, but when her mother returns to the reception area 1-hour later, Mary Kaye is not there. The office is closing at 5pm but Mary Kaye calls at 4:55pm to say that she won't be returning for her mother and hangs up. This would be an example of an incident that would be covered under the Older Adult Protective Services Act.
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Unit 1: Answers
Question #1
The intent of the Older Adult Protective Services Act is to provide a legal basis for prosecuting those who abuse, neglect, exploit or abandon an individual residing in Pennsylvania who is over 60 years of age.
False. The ACT provided protection via social services rather than prosecution. |
Question #2
Under the Older Adult Protective Services Act, an AAA provides protective services only at the request of a client or a member of the client's family.
False. Protective Services can be provided no matter what the source of the report. |
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Question #3
Abuse can be infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation or punishment with resulting physical harm, pain or mental anguish and/or willful deprivation by a caretaker of goods or services which are necessary to maintain physical or mental health.
True. |
Question #4
Most reported cases involve neglect by the person himself (self neglect).
True. |
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Question #5
The term "employee" includes any person who is employed by a facility or who enters into a contractual relation to provide care for monetary consideration to a care dependent individual in their personal residence.
True. |
Question #6
Once an area agency on aging receives a report of abuse, an investigation is begun within 24 hours of the receipt of the report.
False. Once an area agency on aging receives a report of abuse, if the person is 60 years of age or older, the assignment of a priority for investigation is made. If the report is given an "emergency status" (imminent risk of death or serious injury), the investigation is begun immediately. If the report is given a "priority status" (serious but not emergency), then an investigation needs to be begun with 24 hours. If the person is under 60 years of age, the case is referred to the state agency which licensed the facility and, as, appropriate to child protective services, Childline, Office of Children and Youth, or County Office of MH/MR. |
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Question #7
Mary Smith, a 62 year old woman, lives in a personal care home in western Pennsylvania. Mary accuses a staff person of pushing and slapping her, causing bruises on her face and a nose bleed when she wouldn't share her cigarettes. The staff person tells her he'll hit her again if she tells anyone. This would be a valid report of abuse that would be investigated by the area agency on aging.
True. The actions of the staff person could be categorized under the definition of abuse with regard to the infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation or punishment with resulting physical harm, pain or mental anguish. |
Question #8
John Jones lives in a community group home for mentally retarded adults. John has not had a bath for four days since the water has been shut off. The facility has made no other arrangements for water distribution. His situation is appropriate for a referral to an area agency on aging regarding abuse.
True. This case could be interpreted as abuse under the definition of neglect "the failure to provide for oneself or the failure of a caretaker to proved goods or services essential to avoid a clear and serious threat to physical or mental health". |
Question #9
Daniel Work, a 29 year old person who receives assistance in his home from a neighbor whom he pays to provide personal care, is covered under this ACT.
False. Since the individual providing home care is not employed by an agency or organization, it is not covered under the Act. The employee must report the abuse. Age 29 means the licensing agency, not the area agency on aging, would investigate. |
Question #10
Mary Kaye, the legal guardian for her 75-year-old mother, accompanies her mother to her 10am outpatient visit at the hospital. While her mother is being seen, Mary Kaye leaves telling the receptionist that she needs to run some errands and will return within the hour, but when her mother returns to the reception area 1-hour later, Mary Kaye is not there. The office is closing at 5pm but Mary Kaye calls at 4:55pm to say that she won't be returning for her mother and hangs up. This would be an example of an incident that would be covered under the Older Adult Protective Services Act.
True. This would be an example of abandonment under the Act. |
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