Dependent adults are adults who are not senior citizens that need assistance in their day-to-day life. Activities that require assistance include normal activities including but not limited to showering or getting out of bed. Dependent adults have special rights and protections from abuse. After the age of 64, a person who might otherwise be considered a dependent adult is afforded other rights and protections as a senior citizen or elder. Laws regulating dependent adult abuse are very similar or identical to those governing elder abuse.[1]
(a) 'Dependent adult' means any person between the ages of 18 and 64 years who resides in this state and who has physical or mental limitations that restrict his or her ability to carry out normal activities or to protect his or her rights, including, but not limited to, persons who have physical or developmental disabilities, or whose physical or developmental abilities have diminished because of age. (b) 'Dependent adult' includes any person between the ages of 18 and 64 years who is admitted as an inpatient to a 24-hour facility, as defined in Sections 1250, 1250.2, and 1250.3 of the Health and Safety Code.
The state of California gives two primary protections to dependent adults which include:[3]
1. Any physical, emotional, or sexual abuse – including trauma inflicted by negligent conduct – can constitute a violation of California laws protecting the elderly and those with disabilities. Those found to have inflicted abuse upon an elder or disabled person not only face possible civil and criminal penalties, but the victim of the abuse can also seek to recover damages inflicted upon them, including the pain and suffering they have experienced.
2. Dependent adults are protected from unexpected transfers of property or assets to individuals who might exert undue influence over them. This includes caregivers, those who marry them, and individuals responsible for drafting or transcribing a will, trust, or similar “instrument” of estate transfer.
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dependent, adult, this, article, multiple, issues, please, help, improve, discuss, these, issues, talk, page, learn, when, remove, these, template, messages, examples, perspective, this, article, deal, primarily, with, united, states, represent, worldwide, vie. This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the United States and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject You may improve this article discuss the issue on the talk page or create a new article as appropriate September 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article appears to be a dictionary definition Please rewrite it to present the subject from an encyclopedic point of view September 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Dependent adults are adults who are not senior citizens that need assistance in their day to day life Activities that require assistance include normal activities including but not limited to showering or getting out of bed Dependent adults have special rights and protections from abuse After the age of 64 a person who might otherwise be considered a dependent adult is afforded other rights and protections as a senior citizen or elder Laws regulating dependent adult abuse are very similar or identical to those governing elder abuse 1 The definition is similar from state to state California Welfare and Institutions Code Section 15610 23 defines a dependent adult as 2 a Dependent adult means any person between the ages of 18 and 64 years who resides in this state and who has physical or mental limitations that restrict his or her ability to carry out normal activities or to protect his or her rights including but not limited to persons who have physical or developmental disabilities or whose physical or developmental abilities have diminished because of age b Dependent adult includes any person between the ages of 18 and 64 years who is admitted as an inpatient to a 24 hour facility as defined in Sections 1250 1250 2 and 1250 3 of the Health and Safety Code The state of California gives two primary protections to dependent adults which include 3 1 Any physical emotional or sexual abuse including trauma inflicted by negligent conduct can constitute a violation of California laws protecting the elderly and those with disabilities Those found to have inflicted abuse upon an elder or disabled person not only face possible civil and criminal penalties but the victim of the abuse can also seek to recover damages inflicted upon them including the pain and suffering they have experienced 2 Dependent adults are protected from unexpected transfers of property or assets to individuals who might exert undue influence over them This includes caregivers those who marry them and individuals responsible for drafting or transcribing a will trust or similar instrument of estate transfer References edit UCLA Elder Dependent Adult Abuse Report Definitions California Welfare and Institutions Code Section 15610 23 Archived from the original on 2012 10 19 Retrieved 2012 09 24 Who Is a Dependent Adult Under California Law California Trial Lawyers Retrieved 2023 10 07 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dependent adult amp oldid 1185988280, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
