There are a lot of different kinds of abuse, including:

• Physical abuse, like hitting, pushing or kicking someone.
• Emotional abuse, like threatening, yelling at or being mean to someone.
• Sexual abuse, like forcing or tricking someone to do something sexual.
• Financial abuse, like taking someone’s money or things.
• Isolation, like stopping someone from talking to other people or getting help.

Neglect is not giving someone the care they need to be healthy or safe, including:

• Not taking someone to see a doctor if they are sick.
• Not giving someone enough food or not noticing if they lose a lot of weight.
• Not following plans to help keep someone.
• Leaving someone alone when there should be staff there.
• Not protecting someone when another person is abusing them.

Financial exploitation is when someone uses someone else’s money, things, or information for themselves or against the other person’s benefit.

Some examples include:

• Stealing or misusing their checks, credit cards or money
• Faking their signature
• Forcing or tricking them into signing things like checks, contracts, or legal documents
• Taking their things without permission
• Misusing a power of attorney for their own gain