Elder Abuse The National Center on Elder Abuse described elder abuse as being usually intentional and involving any form of mistreatment that can result in physical pain‚ injury‚ or psychological suffering. These behaviors include acts of violence such as striking‚ hitting‚ slapping‚ beating‚ bruising‚ or restraining. It also involves force-feeding‚ inappropriate administration of medication and depriving of essential needs such as medical care‚ food and water. Elder abuse also involves emotional
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Susanna and the Elders On my trip to the Norton Simon Museum‚ a painting labeled Susanna and the Elders‚ Flemish women Jan Massys‚ really stood out to me. The specifications of this oil on canvas work of art are 42 x 77-1/2 in. (106.7 x 196.9 cm). The painting was made in 1564‚ during the Renaissance‚ and portrays an example of the religious tension of that time and reflects the era after the start of the Reformation. My first thought when gazing upon Susanna and the Elders bad things are about
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1. State of the Problem – Elder Abuse in our country is growing in America. All people have the right to live their lives without abuse‚ neglects‚ and being exploitations. It should not matter how old we are everyone has value. The 2004 Survey of State Adult Protective Services‚ found the following: that a 19.7 percent increase from 2000 – 2004 in the combined total of reports of elder and vulnerable adult abuse and there was a 15.6 percent increase from 2000 – 2004 in substantiated cases; and
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Sarah Elder Visit #1 Today is September 18‚ 2011. It is Sunday around 8am and I decided to spend my morning visiting a lady named Patricia. I met Patricia one day when my husband was doing some renovation on a friend’s house. She came over to ask for help‚ ever since then we have kept in contact with her. According to Hooyman and Kiyak‚ “Chronological aging is the definition of aging based on a person’s years lived from birth” (p.4. 2011). Patricia’s chronological age is 72. She has been living
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of Elder Abuse. (Bureau of Justice‚ 2013) There are 4‚139 cases of Elder abuse every minute which amounts to 9.5% percent of the Elderly population. In the State of Ohio‚ there were over 16‚000 reported cases of Elder Abuse in 2010.(Cleveland Seniors Association‚ 2010) That number is expected to be higher because most cases are not reported. According to the National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse‚ 90% of the abusers are family members. According to the National Center on Elder Abuse
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elderly” and fully discuss the nature and extent of elder abuse. Substantiate your discussion with a case study or newspaper/internet article on the topic and discuss it in relation to the theory in your assignment Table of Contents General Information Title Page No. 1. Introduction 4 2. Definition of key concepts 5 2.1 Elder Abuse 2.2 Neglect 3. Nature and extent of elder abuse 6 - 7 4. Causes 8 - 9 5.
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Elder abuse is something that sadly occurs more often than most of us seem to think it happen. I think this is because there has been such little studies and research done on this kind of abuse. The research we do have is relatively new‚ only since the late 1980s has it been a topic of research. Elder abuse‚ like other abuse‚ can be physical‚ verbal aggression‚ emotional abuse‚ and neglect. Financial exploitation is also an abuse many elders face. The most surprisingly thing that I read through
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What is elder abuse? Elder abuse is a single or repeated act or lack of appropriate action‚ occurring within any relationship where there is an expectation of trust‚ which causes harm or distress to an older person. (Wikipedia.org) Elder abuse is occurring more than it is acknowledged. The human life span is growing. People are living longer. People are reaching 85 and older and therefore they require more services. Elder adults go through many changes as they age causing them to rely on people
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older population in Ireland is increasing and this has brought about many social challenges. The most disturbing being that of elder abuse. Although elder abuse has always existed in society‚ it is only in the past 30 years or so that is has been recognised as a problem that requires committed action. The first reported case of elder abuse in Ireland was in 1987. Elder abuse is the abuse of someone aged 65 or over and it occurs within a relationship where there is an expectation of trust. It is
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