Colorado mandatory reporting elder abuse Archives - The Law Office of Barbara E. Cashman

Elder Abuse Detection: the Vital Role of the Physician

Colorado physicians are mandatory reporters under the Colorado elder abuse statute. See Colo. Rev. Stat. §18-6.5-108(1)(a) – (1)(b). There is typically a lot of...

What If We Declared a War on Elder Abuse?

What will it take to raise the public’s awareness of the prevalence of elder abuse? Here is a recent New York Times article about...

When and How Should Someone Report Suspected Elder Financial Abuse or Exploitation?

My posts about reporting elder abuse remain my most popular among readers and since it’s been a while since I’ve written on the topic,...

Let’s Raise Awareness About Elder Abuse!

For this last post of June, I wanted to circle back on the importance of raising awareness of elder abuse. You can read the...