No, I think it might release the person from their confidentiality, and they would be able to do something to help. As I mentioned before, where there is a duty to report—in the United States, most of the states have mandatory reporting laws—they do not see more situations of elder abuse. They also have a different health and social service system. Very often, the only way these victims of abuse can get home help is if they have been signalled as being abused.
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