Help for Victims of Elder Abuse (USA)

By Rebecca Fialk, RN, JD
Elder Abuse SpecialistT

he Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Center for the Prevention of Elder Abuse at The Hebrew Home at Riverdale, the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Center in Riverdale, New York, founded by the Hebrew Home in partnership with the Weinberg Foundation as the nation’s first comprehensive elder abuse shelter in the nation, was established to fill a critical gap in direct services available for victims of elder abuse. The Weinberg Model has proven to be replicable in communities nationwide, providing a missing link in the community-based response to elder abuse while it promotes community awareness.

he Weinberg Center has provided emergency shelter and services for victims of elder abuse in the greater New York area, and has provided an aggregate stay of 7,175 shelter days for victims of elder abuse. The Center offers victims a safe haven, emotional support, psychological counseling and healthcare, as well as legal advocacy and representation for. The program has trained over 11,000 healthcare personnel, legal, law enforcement and other professionals as well as clergy, homecare workers, doormen and numerous other community groups and individuals who have frequent contact with the elderly.

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SOURCE: JWIdotOrg

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