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Dr. Wael Hamade (at left), Geriatric Medicine Division Chair at Riverside University Health System and Associate Director of the Elder Abuse Forensic Center discusses a case at a multidisciplinary team meeting with David Franklin, PsyD., a clinical neuropsychologist at the University of California, Riverside and Director of the Riverside County Elder Abuse Forensic Center.

multidisciplinary team provides experts who step in to help.

Center home visits also identify risk factors and potentially eliminate risks that could lead to hospitalizations or nursing home placement. “Each representative of the multidisciplinary team is acting in the best interest of vulnerable adults,” says Dr. Hamade. “I believe in what we do.”

During home visits, doctors, mental health providers and social workers come together to get seniors appropriate support. According to Dr. Wael Hamade, Geriatric Medicine Division Chair at Riverside University Health System and Associate Director of the Riverside County Elder Abuse Forensic

WATCH: Adult Services celebrates the partnership that works toward protecting adults from abuse and neglect. https://bit.ly/3cDCPb8

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