Geriatric-Injury Documentation Tool (Geri-IDT)
Standardization in tools and documentation of child abuse and intimate partner violence have proven helpful in completely documenting injuries and suspected abuse among these populations. Similar tools do not yet exist for older adults and elder abuse. The purpose of this project was to 1) use insights from experts to develop a tool to assist
Judicial Guardianship Worksheet Implementation Project
The Department of Family Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC developed the “Judicial Guardianship Evaluation Worksheet” in 2022 (updated in 2024, see below). Commissioned by the Department of Justice, the Worksheet is an organizational tool for judges that highlights essential data in older adult guardianship cases supporting evaluation of the quality of
Protecting the Rights of Adults Under Conservatorship in California
The California Elder Justice Coalition in collaboration with researchers at USC and national guardianship experts are conducting a study designed to assess and protect the rights of people under probate conservatorships in California. Conducted under the auspices of the Judicial Council of California, the research team will collect conservatorship data from approximately 2000 conservatorship cases
R61 Wellness Engagement for Caregivers – Assessing Risk to Elders
This study focuses on the development and implementation of a risk assessment screen and an intervention in primary care settings. We focus on family care partners/caregivers (CPG), understanding there are times when their ability to appropriately care for a PLWD begins to be exceeded and that catching this dynamic before EM occurs is our goal
Automating Client Referrals to a Multidisciplinary Team
Automating Client Referrals to a Multidisciplinary Team (aka MDT-ID: The MDT Case Identification Project) Adult maltreatment multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) review some of the most complex cases of elder abuse and abuse of dependent adults that are investigated by adult protective services (APS). They draw expert guidance and assistance from disciplines and agencies such as law