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Wisconsin
Four categories of elder abuse are defined in Wisconsin Statutes (Ch. 46.90). When a person age 60 or older is subjected to any of these types of abuse or neglect, it is elder abuse:
Physical abuse is the willful infliction of physical pain, injury or unreasonable confinement. It includes, but is not limited to, beating, choking or burning, inappropriate medication or tying or locking a person up. It also includes sexual abuse. Sexual abuse occurs when a person has been forced, tricked, threatened or otherwise coerced into sexual contact against one's will.
Material abuse (financial exploitation) is the misuse of an elder's money or property. It also includes deception, diverting income, mismanagement of funds and taking money or possessions against a person's will.
Neglect occurs when a caregiver's failure to provide adequate food, shelter, clothing, medical or dental care results in significant danger to the physical or mental health of an older person in his/her care.
Self-neglect means a significant danger to an elder person's physical or mental health because the elder person is unable or fails to provide him/herself with adequate food, shelter, clothing, medical or dental care.
Here are some links for reference on elder abuse in the state of Wisconsin:
http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us
http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us/aging/
http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us/aging/elderabuse/wirptelderabuse.pdf
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