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Elder Abuse

Good web starting points:

  1. National Center on Elder Abuse
  2. National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
  3. National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life (NCALL)

Definition:

“Aggressive or invasive behaviours/actions or threats of same inflicted on an older adult and resulting in harmful effects for the older adult.” [from: Hudson M.F. (1991) Elder mistreatment: a taxonomy with definitions by Delphi. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect 3, 1-20.]

Scope of the problem:

From: Trends in Elder Abuse. [pdf] Summary: its underreported, growing rapidly

Types of Abuse by Kind of Perpetrator:

  1. abuse by care-providing relatives (granny battering)
  2. nursing home abuse
  3. spouse abuse grown old
  4. abuse of ageing caregivers by elderly care recipients

Kind of abuse (1996 data)

  1. Neglect: 55.0 percent of cases
  2. Physical abuse: 14.6 percent
  3. Exploitation : 12.3 percent
  4. Emotional abuse 7.7 percent.
  5. Sexual abuse: 0.3 percent.

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