The BASE
Brief Abuse Screen for the Elderly
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Health, Health Care Issues, Aging, Self Help
| Author: | National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly | ISBN: | 1230000010306 |
| Publisher: | NICE | Publication: | August 7, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly |
| ISBN: | 1230000010306 |
| Publisher: | NICE |
| Publication: | August 7, 2012 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
For early intervention to be possible, intake workers must always be alert to the possibility of abuse. They have to make a quick decision on the likelihood of abuse even at first contact. This first contact may be on the phone and may be brief, which is why it is particularly important to have a quick and easy screening method for case identification.
For early intervention to be possible, intake workers must always be alert to the possibility of abuse. They have to make a quick decision on the likelihood of abuse even at first contact. This first contact may be on the phone and may be brief, which is why it is particularly important to have a quick and easy screening method for case identification.
