of the Problem – Elder Abuse in our country is growing in America. All people have the right to live their lives without abuse‚ neglects‚ and being exploitations. It should not matter how old we are everyone has value. The 2004 Survey of State Adult Protective Services‚ found the following: that a 19.7 percent increase from 2000 – 2004 in the combined total of reports of elder and vulnerable adult abuse and there was a 15.6 percent increase from 2000 – 2004 in substantiated cases; and the abuse occurred
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Reflection Paper Volunteering at East Lansing Health Care for elder people Trough _____________ class I learned about the opportunity to volunteer at East Lansing Health Care for elder people. So far‚ I and have spent 15 hours helping the elderly at the institution. Every day senior people face obstacles that they need help with. First‚ it is hard for many of them to move and they need help with doing regular things. Second‚ senior people have much to say and they require moral support. By socializing
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in a vulnerable state. Elder abuse is built upon exploitation and neglection. The most common type of elder abuse is financial. This is due to the fact that those ages 50 and above are in possession of approximately 70% of the nation’s wealth‚ which leads them to be targets of theft. Financial abuse is exploiting someone in order to gain their monetary possessions. This includes stealing money or property‚ committing fraud and scams‚ and using deception to deceive an elder person to hand over possessions
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What is elder abuse? Elder abuse is a single or repeated act or lack of appropriate action‚ occurring within any relationship where there is an expectation of trust‚ which causes harm or distress to an older person. (Wikipedia.org) Elder abuse is occurring more than it is acknowledged. The human life span is growing. People are living longer. People are reaching 85 and older and therefore they require more services. Elder adults go through many changes as they age causing them to rely on people
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What is the problem? Someone age 65 or over completes suicide every 90 minutes -- 16 deaths a day. Although elders only account for only 12% of the population‚ they also account for one fifth of all suicides. The suicide rate among elders is two to three times higher than in younger age groups. The elderly have a high suicide rate due to methods such as firearms‚ hanging and drowning. Also‚ double suicides occur most frequently among the aged. Suicide attempts among elderly have less chance of
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Respecting my elders‚ and everyone else‚ just comes natural to me‚ because when I was just a little girl‚ I was taught that I must always respect my elders‚ if I didn’t‚ I’d get a slap on my face by my parents. As I grew up‚ I came to realize the true meaning of the phrase‚ "respect your elders‚" and I agree fully with my mother’s teachings. I not only respected my elders‚ but I respected everyone around me. When I had my children‚ I taught them the same way my parents taught me‚ on how to respect
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Elder abuse is something that sadly occurs more often than most of us seem to think it happen. I think this is because there has been such little studies and research done on this kind of abuse. The research we do have is relatively new‚ only since the late 1980s has it been a topic of research. Elder abuse‚ like other abuse‚ can be physical‚ verbal aggression‚ emotional abuse‚ and neglect. Financial exploitation is also an abuse many elders face. The most surprisingly thing that I read through
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The Elder Sister – William-Adolphe Bouguereau The Elder Sister is a painting by a well-known French artist William-Adolphe Bouguereau. This work of art was completed by William in 1869. As a result of research made on this painting‚ it was found that the painting was anonymously given to the Museum of Fine Arts Houston as a gift in 1992. According to the museum‚ this was a gift of an anonymous lady in memory of her father. Since then this amazing work of art has been a part of the permanent collection
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older population in Ireland is increasing and this has brought about many social challenges. The most disturbing being that of elder abuse. Although elder abuse has always existed in society‚ it is only in the past 30 years or so that is has been recognised as a problem that requires committed action. The first reported case of elder abuse in Ireland was in 1987. Elder abuse is the abuse of someone aged 65 or over and it occurs within a relationship where there is an expectation of trust. It is
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Advertising and elders Advertisers will pay more to reach younger people than to reach older people. The youth bias perpetuates through the advertising industry because the advertising industry itself is a young business. Older adults are rarely seen in any type of mass media‚ including advertising. The mass media emphasis on youth and beauty is one reason older adults are ignored. Studies done during the 1970s and 1980s show that less than 5% of commercials feature any elder characters at all.
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