Reporting

• In the state of Nevada, any resident has the right to report elder abuse as long as she has reasonable belief abuse has occurred. Some residents, based upon their job title, are required by law to report elder abuse in Nevada. Social workers, medical workers, coroners, hospital workers, law officials, probation officers, funeral home employees, those who work in senior care and those who work for the Department of Health and Human Services are required to report elder abuse.
  
  

Definition

• Under Nevada law, elder abuse is much more than causing physical harm to an older person. Those who exploit, isolate or neglect an elder for which they provide care for may be convicted of elder abuse. An elder in Nevada is defined as someone over the age of 60.
  
  

Penalties

• The penalty for elder abuse in Nevada depends on the type of abuse with which the suspect is charged. However, regardless of the type of abuse, those convicted of elder abuse in Nevada face double the prison sentence they normally would for the same crime committed against a non-elderly person.