Nicole Boucher
Contributing Writer
October 26, 2009
Rhode Island’s first program for elderly abuse victims was launched last week by the Saint Elizabeth Community, an elder care organization.
The program, known as the Saint Elizabeth Haven, will utilize the community’s existing nursing homes and apartment complexes in East Greenwich, Providence and Bristol to house elderly individuals in need of immediate services, said Mary Rossetti, the director of community outreach for the organization.
“It’s not a facility in itself, it’s a program,” Rossetti said.
In order to be considered for placement in the transitional, 30-day program, an individual must be over 60, a victim of abuse and willing to leave home, she said. Residents must also be referred to the haven by a partner agency, such as the Rhode Island Department of Elderly Affairs.
Abridged
SOURCE: Brown Daily Herald
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