Use of a Safety Risk Profile in the Management of Elder Self-Neglect: A Clinical Demonstration Project

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Susan Wang, MD, Stacy Schantz Wilkins, PhD, ABPP/CN, Eleanor Spaziano, MSW, LCSW, Maureen Burruel, MSW, Marian Rofail, PharmD, BCPS, CGP, Jenice Guzman-Clark, RN, PhD(c), Nancy Harada, PhD, Shawkat Dhanani, MD, and Steven Castle, MD

At the time of this project, Dr. Wang was an advanced fellow in geriatrics medicine at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS) Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), West Los Angeles, CA. She is now the director of hospice and palliative care at Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Wilkins is a clinical neuropsychologist, Ms. Spaziano is a clinical social worker, and, at the time this project was conducted, Ms. Burruel was a social work student, all at the VAGLAHS GRECC. Ms. Burruel is now a social worker for the VAGLAHS Adult Day Health Care program. Dr. Rofail is a clinical pharmacist, Ms. Guzman-Clark is a gerontological nurse practitioner, Dr. Harada is the education specialist in the office of the associate chief of staff for education, Dr. Dhanani is the director of the geriatric evaluation and management unit, and Dr. Castle is the clinical director, all at the VAGLAHS GRECC. In addition, Dr. Wilkins is an associate clinical professor of medicine, Ms. Guzman-Clark is an assistant clinical professor of nursing and a doctoral candidate, Dr. Harada is an adjunct professor of medicine, and Drs. Dhanani and Castle are clinical professors of medicine, all at the University of California, Los Angeles.

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Susan Wang, MD, Stacy Schantz Wilkins, PhD, ABPP/CN, Eleanor Spaziano, MSW, LCSW, Maureen Burruel, MSW, Marian Rofail, PharmD, BCPS, CGP, Jenice Guzman-Clark, RN, PhD(c), Nancy Harada, PhD, Shawkat Dhanani, MD, and Steven Castle, MD

At the time of this project, Dr. Wang was an advanced fellow in geriatrics medicine at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS) Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), West Los Angeles, CA. She is now the director of hospice and palliative care at Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Wilkins is a clinical neuropsychologist, Ms. Spaziano is a clinical social worker, and, at the time this project was conducted, Ms. Burruel was a social work student, all at the VAGLAHS GRECC. Ms. Burruel is now a social worker for the VAGLAHS Adult Day Health Care program. Dr. Rofail is a clinical pharmacist, Ms. Guzman-Clark is a gerontological nurse practitioner, Dr. Harada is the education specialist in the office of the associate chief of staff for education, Dr. Dhanani is the director of the geriatric evaluation and management unit, and Dr. Castle is the clinical director, all at the VAGLAHS GRECC. In addition, Dr. Wilkins is an associate clinical professor of medicine, Ms. Guzman-Clark is an assistant clinical professor of nursing and a doctoral candidate, Dr. Harada is an adjunct professor of medicine, and Drs. Dhanani and Castle are clinical professors of medicine, all at the University of California, Los Angeles.

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Susan Wang, MD, Stacy Schantz Wilkins, PhD, ABPP/CN, Eleanor Spaziano, MSW, LCSW, Maureen Burruel, MSW, Marian Rofail, PharmD, BCPS, CGP, Jenice Guzman-Clark, RN, PhD(c), Nancy Harada, PhD, Shawkat Dhanani, MD, and Steven Castle, MD

At the time of this project, Dr. Wang was an advanced fellow in geriatrics medicine at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS) Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), West Los Angeles, CA. She is now the director of hospice and palliative care at Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Wilkins is a clinical neuropsychologist, Ms. Spaziano is a clinical social worker, and, at the time this project was conducted, Ms. Burruel was a social work student, all at the VAGLAHS GRECC. Ms. Burruel is now a social worker for the VAGLAHS Adult Day Health Care program. Dr. Rofail is a clinical pharmacist, Ms. Guzman-Clark is a gerontological nurse practitioner, Dr. Harada is the education specialist in the office of the associate chief of staff for education, Dr. Dhanani is the director of the geriatric evaluation and management unit, and Dr. Castle is the clinical director, all at the VAGLAHS GRECC. In addition, Dr. Wilkins is an associate clinical professor of medicine, Ms. Guzman-Clark is an assistant clinical professor of nursing and a doctoral candidate, Dr. Harada is an adjunct professor of medicine, and Drs. Dhanani and Castle are clinical professors of medicine, all at the University of California, Los Angeles.

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