Elder Abuse in the United States According to Bonnie and Wallce (2002)‚ "between 1 and 2 million Americans 65 or older have been injured‚ exploited or otherwise mistreated by someone on whom they depended for care or protection" (p. 9). This abuse ranges from physical abuse and sexual abuse to financial exploitation. If the range of victims seems overly broad — there is a 100% variance between the low and high estimates — it is worth noting that some forms of elder abuse are not reported as
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Elder Abuse According to the National Research Council (2003) elder abuse is a deliberate action that cause injury or generate serious risk of harm to a vulnerable older adult by a caregiver or other person who is in charge of the elder. In the United States‚ 700‚000 to 1.2 million of senior are exposed to abuse and there are 450‚000 new cases yearly (Bond and Butler‚ 2013). In fact‚ elder abuse and neglect is a critical health care issue that must be brought to the attention of health care providers
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Putting a stop to elderly abuse What is Elder Abuse? Elder abuse occurs when an elderly woman or man is caused harm‚ neglected or mistreated - usually by someone they should be able to trust. Many people can feel uncomfortable when hearing the word ‘Abuse’ what abuse actually means is causing harm‚ mistreating‚ exploiting or neglecting elderly people‚ the above is just an example of certain ways in which the term abuse is meant by there are of course many other ways and forms in which elderly
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analysis‚ I will attempt to bring out various points of two works of art‚ ’The Elder Sister’‚ by William Bouguereau‚ and ’Portrait of a young Woman’‚ by Rembrandt van Rijin. Though they are from different time periods‚ there are a few select similarities to make note of. The main focus‚ though‚ will be in contrasting the two works based on color and the useage of the principles of design. In Bouguereau’s ’The Elder Sister’‚ there are many interesting points to discuss . Firstly‚ and most noticeably
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Jamie Bolton “Respect in College” It’s the school year again and it’s college move-in day‚ all the freshmen have their lists and bags making sure they have all the necessities. There’s one thing people don’t realize what they need to bring to college: respect. I know at first it doesn’t seem to be a big deal‚ but in the big picture it really is. My definition of respect that it is the realization of how special and unique a person‚ thing‚ or quality is. Respect is defined as having a mutual
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the police to gain and keep the people’s respect and trust today‚ so we can keep the country united and less open to terrorist attacks. I feel after 9-11 the American people gained more respect for the police. They saw many police officers give their lives to help and save people. They put their lives in danger during the search and rescue of 9-11 victims. Many police officers are still suffering due to all the dust and debris they inhaled from the building collapse. In a sense‚ they
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Mary Quinn discussed the role of being a caregiver in her article “Elder Abuse Is Caused by the Stress on the Caregiver” and established two points of why elders are abused rather than receive quality care. The first point is that increased stress is primarily what a caretaker is receiving while taking care of an elder. Second‚ the point was made that due to all these stresses‚ they may lead to elder abuse. The paper established the different types of stress that the caretaker can suffer and goes
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is The Elder Justice Act of 2009. This act has helped support elders by combating elder abuse‚ and helping prevent it as well. Another act I will focus on is The Older Americans Act‚ which has provided an array of helpful resources for elderly people in need. The Elder Justice Act The Elder Justice Act of 2009 is "widely regarded as the most comprehensive bill ever passed to combat elder abuse‚
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Older Adult Connections Connections Elder Abuse – Senior Safety Episode • Show Concept – The Elder Abuse/Senior Safety topic will be a 4-part series that shows the different types of elder abuse that exist‚ educates viewers on community resources‚ and provides tips for keeping yourself and your family safe. The episodes will not focus on following one individual or family through an entire abuse scenario‚ but will instead highlight several abuse scenarios. Each segment will be 30 minutes
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Free The Children from Child Labour: The Disadvantageous of Child Labour Two hundred million children are suffering in the world! “the world has an estimated 186 million child labourers – 5‚7 million in forced and bonded labor‚ 1.8 million in prostitution‚ and 0.3 million in armed conflict” .( Basu & Tzannatos‚ 2003‚ p.147). In Africa‚ Asia and the Middle East‚ a huge number of children are child labourers‚ and most of them under 14 years old. However‚ they are working hard as same
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