Elder abuse in America is, unfortunately, no longer uncommon. Next to children, the elderly are the most vulnerable and susceptible to possible abuse. This is further enhanced by the fact that the elderly are often isolated socially and mentally impaired. The rising number of elderly suffering from Alheimer’s and other forms of dementia help to ...
The U.S. Administration on Aging defines elder abandonment as “the desertion of an elderly person by an individual who has assumed responsibility for providing care for an elder, or by a person with physical custody of an elder.” Causes of abandonment vary depending upon culture. Traditional societies may abandon the aged to increase the chance ...
Elder abuse is one of those things that the legal system seems to be fervent to defend, but what happened to defending the people that senior citizens abuse? Adult children and grandchildren are often victims of malicious accusations of elder abuse when there’s no concrete evidence to support the accusations made. This is a growing ...
The older population – persons 65 years or older – numbered 36.8 million in 2005. They represented 12.4% of the U.S. population, about one in every eight Americans. The cost of providing health care for an older American is three to five times greater than the cost for someone younger than 65. By 2030, the ...