Physical

• Slapping, hitting, shaking, pinching, punching or other rough handling.
• Sexual assault – any unwanted form of sexual activity.
• Forced confinement in a room, bed or chair.

Financial

• Frauds, forgery, thefts or the dishonest use of a person’s money or assets.
• Misuse of Power of Attorney or forcing someone to sign a will.
• Overcharging or high-pressure sales for services or products.

Psychological

• Humiliating, threatening or frightening an older or vulnerable person.
• Not allowing an older or vulnerable person to make decisions or deliberate social isolation.
• It can be ignoring the person or treating them like a child.

Neglect

• Failing to give someone who is dependent what he or she needs.
• Over / under medication.
• Abandonment or leaving someone in an unsafe or isolated place.

Self-Neglect

• The inability of older or vulnerable persons to adequately take care of themselves.