Elder Abuse, An Update On The Life Building A Comfortable Bank

Back in the 1950s and 1960s, elder abuse was considered a family issue that was to be taken care of by the family, just like child abuse. As the times had changed elder abuse has started to become recognized but not on the level of child abuse. In the 1980s, elder abuse became recognized after the Ombudsman programs was initiated in the 1970s but after the 1980s

There is no uniform definition of elder abuse, which poses numerous challenges for researchers and/or policy makers (Norris et al., 2013). As a result, the theories used to research elder

One of the fastest growing populations in the United States are the elderly. According to Stark (2012, p. 24), “In 2000, adults age 65 and older accounted for 12.5% of the U.S. population. By 2050, they'll account for an estimated 25% of the U.S. population.”As the elderly population continues to grow, so are the cases of elder abuse, especially elder abuse types that are difficult to detect. It is a growing concern for today's modern and future society.

Today, there are more senior citizens living in the United States than previous generations. As the baby boomers continue to grow older, millions of Americans are now over the age of 65. According to the research, there are over "75 million Baby Boomers who are on the verge of retirement" (Bernard, 2012). This is dramatically changing the nature of American society, and increasing the number of elderly which need care today, and will soon need care in the near future. Yet, what is often not discussed when looking at America's retirees and elderly is the environment in which many are retreating into. Ageism is a common cause of prejudice among the older generations (Quinn & Tomita 1997). A lot of abuse and neglect cases stem from an image of a burdensome elderly individual. Ageism is a major problem here in the United States, and it is partly responsible for setting the

“Every year an estimated 5 million older Americans are victims of elder abuse, neglect, or exploitation. And that’s only part of the picture: Experts believe that for every case of elder abuse or neglect reported, as many as 23 cases go unreported” ("World Elder Abuse Awareness Day"). The issue of elderly abuse is a growing topic in our country because it violates three specific articles in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Elderly abuse and neglect is an increasing age discrimination issue in the United States and violates the human rights to an adequate standard of living, equal protection under the law, and the right to be free from degrading treatment.

There is a significant amount of reports on elderly abuse in America. An increasingly disproportionate amount of elderly people needs care and assistance to perform essential tasks like eating and drinking. However, families are not stepping up to help care for their elderly family members for different reasons. Some claim to be too busy with their own lives, others do not have the knowledge or skills needed to appropriately care their elderly family member or some simply do not aim to care for their elderly family members. Because of this many elderly people end up in elderly care facilities. These institutions are intended specifically to take care of people who cannot care for themselves or who cannot receive help from others while living

There are many types of abuse in the United States as well as other countries: child abuse, animal abuse, are a few. The less acknowledged of all abuses in the United States is elder abuse. Elder abuse is any practice of neglect that results in harm to an older person. Anyone can issue abuse if they are taking care of an older person whether intentional or not. Due to this, as well as, other problems, many elder abuse cases go unnoticed and unreported whether it is at home or in a living facility, such as nursing homes. Home cases are hard to report on because of the invisibility of the senior let alone the abuse. The abuse can be a result of a caretakers stress either by the fault of their career or the elder themselves. It is a problem that

Older adults have paved the way for younger generations in every imaginable role in society. The moral, ethical, and legal responsibility of citizens are to provide older adults with the means for dignity, safety, and comfort in the aging process. Elder abuse is a devastating and complicated matter that entwines individual and family dynamics with issues of privacy, confidentiality, and self-determination. Fundamental to understanding the underlying forces of elder abuse is the conception of what prevents people from reporting abuse. This paper will review existing elder abuse research with the purpose of informing consistent determinants and gaps in areas of elder abuse research. By identifying barriers of reporting incidence of abuse, professionals and authorities may begin to grasp the severity and scope of the problem and develop means for prevention, detection, and mediation of abuse.

As you are aware, the ever increasing elderly population is directly related to the number of abuse cases reported each year. Although we as a society have made progress in trying to mitigate elderly abuse through education, detection, reporting, and enforcement, more must be done if we are serious about reducing and eliminating elder abuse. Cases of elder abuse occur behind closed doors in nursing (home) facilities and while in the care of home health care workers. We must look closely at the people who are abusing the elderly regardless of the type of abuse.

The social problem of elderly abuse is a growing issue around the world. Everyone agrees that no senior citizen should be abused or neglected, however people cannot agree on how much the government should be regulating senior living facilities. Before looking at the social and economic costs and benefits of creating stricter federal regulations to prevent elderly abuse, it is important to know the history and views of both sides of the debate on elderly abuse.

Elderly abuse is a concealed, yet increasing problem in the United States. It is a catastrophe that impacts older adults of all races, cultures, social classes and sexual orientations. Elderly abuse will continue undiminished until community members work together to address this horrendous problem. However, “research suggests that cases of elder abuse are significantly underreported. One state study found fewer than 5% of cases come[s] to light” (Lifespan of Greater Rochester et al., 2011). Furthermore, a significant amount of elder abuse cases that is reported end up

A way in which nurses can bring more positive outcomes towards this social injustice is to reduce the stigma that comes along with ageism by taking responsibility and providing recommendations to our society. Many need to be educated on the problem of elder abuse, and one way of doing so is to identify the problem of abuse and not contribute to its ageist factors. It is important for nurses to properly diagnose the abuse upon initial screening, know when to refer patients to additional assessment and know how to use community/institutional resources effectively based on each individual case (Imbody and Vansburger, 2011). Another factor that is of utmost importance is to be competent when dealing with those affect by elder abuse directly and indirectly. Competent nurses can offer their best practice for the abused patient when using the proper research; collaborations with other professionals; professional training with therapeutic technique and crisis prevention; removing all ageist paradigms and mindsets found in culture and society (Imbody and Vansburger, 2011). Unfortunately, as there are still increased research gaps to understanding abuse of older adults, nurses must take initiative when dealing with patients and be thorough as well as use the appropriate assessment tools and strategies (Gutman and Yon,

The elderly are the fastest expanding demographic of American’s population – those 65 years old and older are expected to comprise 20% of the US population by 2050, according to the US Census Bureau. It is projected that by 2050 there will also be 19 million people aged 85 or older. It is indicated in research that 40% of people over the age of 65 will enter a nursing home before they die. (Murtaugh, kember,spillman, & Carlson, 1997) Some of these elderly people are faced with the difficult decision of being placed in a nursing home simply because they are incapable of caring for themselves anymore or that their loved ones are too busy with their own lives to give them the around clock care that nursing homes are able to provide.

Elderly abuse is more and more becoming recognized, whereas before child abuse and domestic violence was way more viewed before elderly abuse (1). This epidemic problem has grown tremendously (1). Elderly abuse is when an older adult is being distress due to another causing deliberate harm to that person (1). Your rarely hear on the news about elderly abuse, but unfortunately elder abuse are increasing (2). The government has concern about this and is working on action on elder abuse they found in a “over a period of 6 months, nine local authorities reported 639 abuse cases, 188 were in care at home, and 116 was from working in either a care home or hospital, but five cases was criminally prosecuted” (2). Abuse is a violation of an individual human and civil rights by any other person or persons is causing the elderly to have stress and suffering(2). A recent summary of international elder abuse prevalence data reported that as many as 4.3% of older adults (equivalent to 1.6 million older Americans) are physically abused annually; even higher rates are reported for dependent older adults with caregivers (4). Who are the abuser acquaintances, sons, daughters, grandchildren, caregiver, and spouses. Some of the abuser are unmarried, live with their victims, unemployed. Some can have alcohol or substance abuse problems (5). The majority of identified victims are women, however older men have been sexually abused in both domestic and institutional settings (5). Violence

This paper will focus on the grim reality of elder abuse. Elder abuse which is also called elder maltreatment, includes psychological, physical, sexual abuse, neglect by care giver or self-neglect, and financial exploitation (Dong, Advancing the field of elder abuse: future directions and policy implications., 2012). Unfortunately, it is uncertain how many people are suffering from elder abuse, but studies do suggest that female elders are abused at a higher rate than males (National center on elder abuse administration on aging, n.d.). Although the number is uncertain, there is still a great concern which needs to be addressed. However, studies do know that one in 10 older adults do experience some form of elder abuse (Dong, Advancing the field of elder abuse: future directions and policy implications., 2012). With the continued growing population of elders, elder abuse stands for immediate attention and is far more common than