Elder abuse includes all the following except
a. Threatening to lock in the house
b. Theft of the older adult's money
c. Assisting with activities of daily living (ADLs)
d. Not renewing medications
C
Threatening confinement, theft of assets, and withholding medications by not renewing prescriptions all are forms of elder abuse. Appropriately assisting with ADLs is not a form of abuse.
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