Abuse happens all around us and it affects all people no matter their age‚ race‚ sex‚ etc. It is becoming more and more common with the elderly population. “Up to 2 million older adults in the U.S. have been abused by a caregiver.” (Caple & Smith‚ 2017) The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines elder abuse as‚ “an intentional act‚ or failure to act‚ by a caregiver or another person in a relationship involving an expectation of trust that causes or creates a risk of harm to an older
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Psychological Association‚ there are four million victims of elder abuse each year (APA Article). Elder abuse is defined as any form of mistreatment resulting in harm or loss inflicted on any older person age 65 or above (google definition and cite source). The different types of elder abuse include sexual‚ physical‚ financial‚ verbal‚ psychological‚ or emotional‚ neglect‚ and financial exploitation. Regardless of the type of elder abuse one experiences‚ it jeopardizes any victim’s quality of life
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Mary Quinn discussed the role of being a caregiver in her article “Elder Abuse Is Caused by the Stress on the Caregiver” and established two points of why elders are abused rather than receive quality care. The first point is that increased stress is primarily what a caretaker is receiving while taking care of an elder. Second‚ the point was made that due to all these stresses‚ they may lead to elder abuse. The paper established the different types of stress that the caretaker can suffer and goes
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need some assistance with daily activities and health care‚ but who desire to age with dignity Given the choice‚ most elders would prefer to continue to live in their own homes Unfortunately‚ the majority of elderly people gradually lose functioning ability and require either additional assistance in the home or a move to an eldercare facility. The adult children of these elders often face a difficult challenge in helping their parents make the right choices. The family is one of the most important
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Elder Abuse According to the National Research Council (2003) elder abuse is a deliberate action that cause injury or generate serious risk of harm to a vulnerable older adult by a caregiver or other person who is in charge of the elder. In the United States‚ 700‚000 to 1.2 million of senior are exposed to abuse and there are 450‚000 new cases yearly (Bond and Butler‚ 2013). In fact‚ elder abuse and neglect is a critical health care issue that must be brought to the attention of health care providers
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Elder abuse is defined as a single act‚ or repeated act‚ or lack of appropriate action‚ occurring within any relationship where there is an exception of trust‚ which causes harm or distress to an older person. To break that definition down and put into types of abuse‚ is it could be physical‚ sexual‚ neglect‚ exploitation‚ emotional‚ abandonment and self-neglect. Now all of those do happen and those are terrible things that have been done by people that were supposed to be taking care of the elderly
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Putting a stop to elderly abuse What is Elder Abuse? Elder abuse occurs when an elderly woman or man is caused harm‚ neglected or mistreated - usually by someone they should be able to trust. Many people can feel uncomfortable when hearing the word ‘Abuse’ what abuse actually means is causing harm‚ mistreating‚ exploiting or neglecting elderly people‚ the above is just an example of certain ways in which the term abuse is meant by there are of course many other ways and forms in which elderly
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Elder abuse‚ A Social Problem Elderly abuse has not been researched enough‚ although there has been recent expansion on the research of abuse of the elderly. However‚ it is still lacking adequate theory because there has not been enough research done‚ data collected on why it happens‚ or the characteristics of the abuser and victim. There are some diseases that cannot always be treated or prevented‚ but negligence and abuse can always be prevented. By learning to recognize the signs and symptoms
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Elder Abuse in the United States According to Bonnie and Wallce (2002)‚ "between 1 and 2 million Americans 65 or older have been injured‚ exploited or otherwise mistreated by someone on whom they depended for care or protection" (p. 9). This abuse ranges from physical abuse and sexual abuse to financial exploitation. If the range of victims seems overly broad — there is a 100% variance between the low and high estimates — it is worth noting that some forms of elder abuse are not reported as
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Elder Abuse in California The state of California‚ defines elders as persons 65 years and older. Approximately half of all nursing home residents recently surveyed stated they have been abused; almost all reported victimization by neglect or witnessed the neglect of another resident (Nursing Home Abuse‚ 2014). California Law states that elder abuse can be both civil and criminal. Elderly abuse can exist in the form of neglect‚ abandonment isolation‚ physical abuse‚ financial and verbal abuse.
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