Sometimes, educating people about what elder abuse is is all that’s needed to take a big step against fighting it. That’s what an organization in Ohio is finding through a series of seminars that they’ve helped organize. One of … [Read more...]
Elder Abuse and the Public Eye
Elder abuse is slowly but surely gaining widespread recognition. Unfortunately, a lot of this recognition is not good in its nature. It seems like every week another story emerges about someone taking advantage of an older … [Read more...]
Why Elder Abuse Goes Unreported
According to the World Health Organization, only about one out of every 24 cases of elder abuse are ever reported to the authorities. Why is this? Like many other questions, there are different answers to this … [Read more...]
Protecting Our Older Loved Ones from Abuse
Whenever you turn on the news, it seems like there is always a horror story out there about an elderly individual that was mistreated. Just recently, I saw a news story about a woman in North Dakota that was found guilty of aggravated … [Read more...]
What is Self Neglect?
June is elder awareness month. World Elder Abuse Awareness Day was recognized on June 15th, but the entire month should be used to recognize this important topic. Unfortunately, elder abuse is far more widespread than it should be. This … [Read more...]
Dementia and Elder Abuse
Elder abuse is any type of physical, emotional, or sexual abuse, or neglect, that is perpetrated against a senior citizen. Seniors are often targets of abuse because they present a more vulnerable target for would-be abusers. And … [Read more...]
Marriage in the Senior Years
Almost twenty years ago, my grandfather announced that he was getting married. None of us had ever met the person that he was engaged to. She moved in with him and he stopped talking to a lot of his family. He was 90 years old … [Read more...]
Connecticut Takes Steps Toward Fighting Elder Abuse
In Connecticut, an elder abuse hotline was recently established. The goal of this is to help detect and eliminate instances of abuse with more efficiency. This goes for all types of abuse, not just physical. Emotional, sexual, financial and … [Read more...]
A Few Tips for Avoiding Financial Abuse
Financial abuse is one of the more common types of senior abuse. It’s hard to get a gauge on how many people are impacted by this, especially because reports indicate that more than half of senior abuse cases go … [Read more...]
Big Steps Forward for Care in Minnesota
Neglect has long been a problem in the senior care industry. Some states have been incredibly diligent about this type of abuse, putting very strict procedures in place and cracking down hard on it when it happens. But even with these … [Read more...]
Why Does Senior Abuse Happen?
The vast majority of us cannot begin to understand why the abuse of seniors occurs. It’s wrong, no matter how you look at it. Why then does it ever occur? Unfortunately, not everyone thinks like you and I do. Some people are … [Read more...]
Fighting Abuse in the Care Industry
After all that we have gone through as a country over the last year, instances of racism and violence still occur with regularity. We see that unkind acts can occur not just against people of different cultures and ethnicities, but also … [Read more...]
