Most people hear the word abuse or neglect and automatically assume it has something to do with women or children. The truth is, it doesn’t just apply to women and children, it also effects the elderly as well.
INTRODUCTION:
According to the CDC and Prevention Website, Elder abuse is having the intent to perform an act. As well as the refusal to work by a caregiver or someone that has some sort of relation that has a valued expectation of trust. In which produces a threat of injury to an older adult of the age 60 and older.
THESIS:
The earliest acknowledgement was first noted in 1975. There is an excessive amount of causes, and forms of abuse in which both genders are included.
BODY 1:
The first acknowledgement of elder …show more content…
The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney website states that, those who are exposed to violence at home or at school are more prone to aggression, abuse can also stem from adult children seeking payback on their once abusive parents. Understaffed nursing homes, stress, mental illness, addiction, and struggling financially and also trigger abuse. Legalinfo.com states that there are different types of abuse such as physical abuse, in which an elder is injured or threatened to be assaulted by another individual. This can consist of but is not limited to beating, shoving, or hitting. Another form is emotional abuse, it is caused by mental strain, torment, or suffering as a cause of non-verbal or verbal communication. Some examples of emotional abuse for instance is yelling, intimidating, belittling, making rude remarks, ignoring, isolating, or scaring them. There is sexual abuse as well, this is sexual harassment of any kind or having sexual relations with an elder that didn’t consent to. Then, there’s financial abuse, this may consist of using an elders’ money or belongings without approval. Forgery, misuse, stealing money or belongings, and the immoral use of custody or power of attorney can all be forms of financial abuse. Finally, there is neglect which is either accidentally failing or purposely refusing to do any amount of requirements that an elder may need or caregiving responsibilities to an older