The National Elder Abuse Incidence Study.
America's burgeoning elder population has affected every segment of the social, political, and economic landscape. Public debate of the issues surrounding the special needs of the approximately 44 million persons in this country age 60 years and over has heightened national awareness and concern. As a result, public policies relating to issues such as retirement security, affordable long-term care, and quality of life are changing to meet the unique needs of the aging population. 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. When elderly persons who experienced self-neglect are added, the number increases to approximately 551,000 in 1996. Additionall!.
y, through this study we have learned that: .
Female elders are abused at a higher rate than males, after accounting for their larger proportion in the aging population. .
Our oldest elders (80 years and over) are abused and neglected at two to three times their proportion of the elderly population. .
In almost 90 percent of the elder abuse and neglect incidents with a known perpetrator, the perpetrator is a family member, and two-thirds of the perpetrators are adult children or spouses. .
Victims of self-neglect are usually depressed, confused, or extremely frail. .
The National Elder Abuse Incidence Study (NEAIS) was conducted by the National Center on Elder Abuse at the American Public Human Services Association (formally known as the American Public Welfare Association) and the Maryland-based social science and survey research firm, Westat. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and the Administration on Aging (AoA) in the U.
However in the US many elderly people are mistreated and abused each year. ... The elderly can also be abused through negligence which means abandonment. ... Mental abuse in the elderly occurs after verbal abuse because a dark thought has to be instigated by someone else. ... Mental abuse also makes the elderly not want to live anymore. ... The elderly are often physically, verbally, and mentally abused. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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...
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. ...
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,...
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...
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....
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. ...
