Self neglect is a very real issue for some elderly folk. It comes in a variety of forms and can be difficult to identify at times. But this doesn’t mean that it isn’t a very serious issue. Unfortunately, because of the nature of this, it … [Read more...]
Refugees and Senior Care
Ever since the COVID pandemic began, people with elderly family members have become a lot more aware of alternative types of senior care that exist. One of the sad realities of the pandemic was that those who were residing in nursing homes … [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...]
Why is Elder Abuse Such a Big Problem?
According to an article published by Cornell University, more than 10 percent of senior citizens are at a high risk for suffering from elder abuse. In New York State, that equals about 360,000 people, a terrifyingly high number. Luckily, … [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...]
Protecting Our Loved Ones from Abuse
The COVID-19 pandemic has effectively cut nursing home residents off from the rest of the world in many places throughout our country. This has increased isolation, and decreased accountability. In many homes, it’s now known that instances … [Read more...]
How to Help Victims of Elder Abuse
Elder abuse is far more prevalent than most of us realize. And because of that, the odds are that a good number of the people that read this article will know someone who has been abused, even if they don’t have direct knowledge of the … [Read more...]
Addressing Elder Abuse at the Legal Level
Across the country, police departments are taking steps to ensure that seniors are kept safe. One recent example comes from the Holyoke Police Department in Massachusetts. They recently received a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice … [Read more...]
Avoiding Issues with Money
Care is expensive. And one of the greatest fears that many seniors have is running out of money when they still have medical and other needs that must be paid for. And if something like financial abuse gets in the way of money, affording … [Read more...]
Financial Abuse Often Goes Undetected
According to many estimates, for every one case of elder abuse that is reported, there are five that go unheard of. But just because these instances are unreported does not mean that they are not occurring. Elder abuse is, unfortunately … [Read more...]