Case worker for adult protective services

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You are working as a case worker for adult protective services. You are asked to go investigate a potential case of self-neglect in a 78-year-old man. Which of the following are potential warning signs of self-neglect?

the person complains of headaches and appears dehydrated the person appears to have poor hygiene and is wearing soiled clothes Expired or unopened medications the person says his family has not come to visit in months Stacks of unopened mail and unpaid bills Unsafe living conditions, like broken pipes or appliances, or a lack of heat or AC.

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