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Abuse of the Elderly

            
             Respect of the elderly is a major concept in many countries and especially in societies with teachings of respect of others (Buddhism and Hinduism). Asians in particular are taught that the elder generation should be revered and respected because they are the parents of that generation. However in the US many elderly people are mistreated and abused each year. They are physically, verbally, and mentally abused by their children or the people who work to care for them. Like everything that is shockingly wrong in the American society, abuse of the elderly is kept quiet and many cases are not reported.
             Elderly people are mistreated and sometimes beaten just like little children. In their physical condition the elderly seem much like children because they have become weak and helpless. They depend on other to help them but they are often abused. Physical abuse particularly sickens me because how can someone beat their own helpless parents? Physical abuse comes in many forms. The elderly person can be beaten or disciplined (why would the elderly need to be disciplined?) to vigorously. This abuse often takes place in retirement homes because not many people would want to beat their parents. The beating is administered by strangers and the elderly and threatened that if they tell they would be killed (this enters verbal abuse also). The elderly can also be abused through negligence which means abandonment.
             Among the abuses a person can suffer, verbal abuse can be the most common and most devastating abuse. Verbal abuse includes the swearing at the elderly (they are very emotional so why would someone swear at them for?) and talking about their abnormalities or their gender. The elderly are verbally abused everyday in front of their family and the world yet no one does anything because they let the crime slide. This is often caused by the thought that since the elderly don't contribute to society anymore they don't deserve to be treated as real people.


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1. Elderly Abuse

Yet, as the public looks toward improving the lives of the elderly, abuse and neglect of elders living in their own homes have gone largely unidentified and unnoticed. The National Elder Abuse Incidence Study has shed new light on this significant problem with the finding that approximately 450,000 elderly persons in domestic settings were abused and/or neglected during 1996. ... Our oldest elders (80 years and over) are abused and neglected at two to three times their proportion of the elderly population. ... Both incidence estimates are for unduplicated elderly persons. ... Estimated Inci...

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  • Approx Pages: 28
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

2. The Prevention of Elder Abuse

This increase of the elderly in our population has also increased the rate of abuse. ... At least 6% of the elderly abuse was reported every month. ... There were more reports of emotional abuse than physical abuse among the elderly but such cases are hard to detect during investigation (Williams, 2016). However, there are signs the elderly shows that can give a clue of emotional abuse. ... Sexual Sexual abuse is one of the less reported abuses among the elderly. ...

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3. Elder Abuse in the Health Care Field

The elderly is constantly exposed to danger. ... Self-neglect is "characterized as the behavior of an elderly person that threatens his/her own health or safety ". ... Most people do not care about what is happening to the elderly. ... The families of these elderly folks are spending the money on themselves. ... Along with financial abuse, they are abusing the elderly insurance. ...

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4. The National Elder Abuse Incidence Study

Yet, as the public looks toward improving the lives of the elderly, abuse and neglect of elders living in their own homes have gone largely unidentified and unnoticed. The National Elder Abuse Incidence Study has shed new light on this significant problem with the finding that approximately 450,000 elderly persons in domestic settings were abused and/or neglected during 1996. ... Our oldest elders (80 years and over) are abused and neglected at two to three times their proportion of the elderly population. ... Both incidence estimates are for unduplicated elderly persons. ... Estimated Inci...

  • Word Count: 6948
  • Approx Pages: 28
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

5. Elderly Suicide

Elderly suicide is becoming a major problem in today's society. ... Elderly people are not angry, nor do they want revenge. ... Most elderly suicides take place at home while they are alone. ... Most physical illnesses are combined with mental disorders and/or alcohol abuse, but more often then not elderly suicides are the result of depression (Leo, 2001). ... It is hard to know, however, whether alcohol abuse resulted in depression, if depression caused the alcohol abuse or if the two resulted from similar stressors. ...

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6. Prescription Drug Abuse in America

This leads to accidental overdose but is abuse of medication. ... To address this abuse and correct the issue as citizens and doctors we must correct our communication with each other and ensure that the elderly are taken care of. ... The CDC states that "for every 1 death that occurs to an individual, there are 10 treatment admissions for abuse, 32 emergency department visits for misuse or abuse, 130 people who abuse or are dependent, and 825 non-medical users " (Policy Impact: Prescription Pain Killer Overdoses, 2013). ... These adolescents are currently taking medications from the elderly,...

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7. Elderly Abuse

The five types of abuse most consistently mentioned in some form are physical abuse, emotional abuse, material (or financial) abuse, active neglect, and passive neglect. ... In fact, Myers and Shelton consider that elder abuse is less likely to be reported than child abuse (1987). ... The proposed causes of elder abuse are numerous. ... Nevertheless, not all elders who are dependent are abused, and not all abused elders are dependent (Powell and Berg, 1987), so this theory is clearly not sufficient to explain all cases of abuse. ... Yet another explanation for abuse of elders is social...

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8. Elderly People Are Being Raped

Elderly people are being raped, abused, robbed from, and in some cases murdered in our nursing homes in America. ... There needs to be many changes to the way we treat the elderly and disabled so that they may enjoy the little time they may have left, and rest in peace. The saddest thing about our aged being abused is that the nursing homes either ignore these issues, or cover them up. ... Let the elderly go out in peace, not in fear of their lives....

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  • Grade Level: High School

9. The Elderly

THE ELDERLY With a falling birth-rate and people living longer, it is inevitable that our community is ageing. It is no surprise that geriatric medicine, the medical care of the elderly, has quickly evolved into a major specialty. ... LIVER -filters toxins from blood less efficiently -Process accelerated by alcohol abuse, viral infection. There are numerous physical changes that are experienced by the elderly: Confusion. ... • Although memory loss does occur with increasing age, it still affects only a minority of elderly people. ...

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  • Approx Pages: 12
  • Grade Level: High School

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