Pride Month
Pride Month is a time to recognize and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and to reaffirm the importance of dignity, belonging, and inclusion for all. In our work serving older adults, that also means being mindful of the unique experiences and needs of LGBTQ+ older adults in our communities.
Benefits Spotlight Elder Abuse Awareness
Elder Abuse Awareness World Elder Abuse Awareness Day takes place each year on June 15 to help educate people about abuse and neglect of older adults. Missouri’s Adult Abuse and Neglect Hotline is available to report suspected abuse, bullying, neglect, and financial exploitation of older people. If you have concerns about an older adult call…
June 2026 Fraud Prevention
The Missouri SMP Helps Spot Scams, One Community at a Time.Scams seem to be everywhere these days. Maybe you’ve gotten a strange phone call claiming your Medicare card is “expiring.” Maybe you’ve seen ads promising free medical equipment or heard about someone losing money to a healthcare scam. It can happen fast, and it can…
Signs of Physical or Sexual Abuse
What is physical or sexual abuse? Physical abuse may include slapping, hitting, beating, bruising, or causing someone physical pain, injury, or suffering. This also could include confining an adult against his/her will, such as locking someone in a room or tying him/her to furniture. Sexual abuse includes physical force, threats, or coercion to facilitate non-consensual…
Signs of Self-Neglect
What is self-neglect? Self-neglect involves older adults or adults with disabilities who cannot meet their own essential physical, psychological, or social needs, which threatens their health, safety, and well-being. This includes failure to provide adequate food, clothing, shelter and health care for one’s own needs. What are the signs of self-neglect? What are some risk…
SIGNS OF FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION
What is financial exploitation? Financial or material exploitation includes the misuse, mishandling, or exploitation of property, possessions, or assets of adults. It also includes using another’s assets without consent, under false pretense, or through coercion and/or manipulation. What are the signs of financial exploitation? What are some risk factors of financial exploitation? What if I’m…