West Virginia Bureau for Children and Families
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West Virginia Bureau for Children and Families
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West Virginia State Code defines neglect as "a) the failure to provide the necessities of life to an incapacitated adult or facility resident with intent to coerce or physically harm the incapacitated adult or resident and b) the unlawful expenditure or willful dissipation of the funds or other assets owned or paid to or for the benefit of an incapacitated adult or resident". Neglect can be the result of a caregiver’s failure/ inability to provided needed care and assistance to an incapacitated adult or facility resident. It can also be a result of the adult’s failure/inability to provide for their own care. This later situation is very common and is referred to as "self-neglect".
Research links:
West Virginia State Code and Constitution
