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Vulnerable adults sometimes have guardians - these are individuals with a legal right to make decisions on their behalf, such as those related to medical care and housing. [13] Guardians may be family or friends, [13] or they may be professionals who make decisions on behalf of many vulnerable people in exchange for their money. [13]
Elisabeth Steubesand, 105 years old, the oldest citizen of Cologne and a high-risk individual. A high-risk individual, high-risk person, or high-risk population is a human being or beings living with an increased risk for severe illness due to age, medical condition, pregnancy/post-pregnant conditions, geographical location, or a combination of these risk factors.
An Index on Social Vulnerability in Spain is produced annually, both for adults and for children. Researchers have noted that social vulnerability may be shaped by communication-related factors. People may become more vulnerable if they have trouble accessing, processing, or reacting upon information about risks and hazards. [15]
Pages in category "Vulnerable adults" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
While some states provide adult protective services to older adults only, as in Ohio where the APS law applies to those 60 and older, [2] most serve adults with disabilities over the age of 18 who meet the state's definition of "vulnerable". [3]
More than 200 people died in Washington state and Oregon in the summer of 2021 when a heat dome parked over the Pacific Northwest, fueling record-high, triple-digit temperatures over multiple days.
For Pappas, that meant an outsized focus on two economic concerns facing working-class families: unaffordable housing and the high cost of child care. Both are pressing problems not only in his ...
Vulnerability refers to "the quality or state of being exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally." [1] The understanding of social and environmental vulnerability, as a methodological approach, involves the analysis of the risks and assets of disadvantaged groups, such as the elderly.