As a matter of fact, abuse and neglect do happen to the elderly as well. however, there are some elderly who are strong enough to protect themselves and there are some who are just more vulnerable. The end of the result is that they are just like children and their needs dependency on someone else. As well as children, their dependency lead to them being abuse and/or neglect. elder abuse and/or neglect are currently two of the biggest issue we are facing today and it seems like it’s becoming a nationwide issue. according to statistics, the elderly abuse and/or neglect occur on a daily basis and it sad to see not have done to stop it. the elderly abused either by relatives (family members or spouses), friends, or in an assisting living facility by their caretakers, nursing homes, and other facilities. the abuse can happen in any form such as physical abuse, emotional abuse and/or psychological abuse, sexual abuse or financial abuse, it sad that no one knows exactly the cause for elderly abused and/or neglect. In my opinion, anyone who choose to abused and/or neglect an older person is pure evil and criminal and should put behind bars. No one should be abused and /or neglect anyone because we were once a child and will once be an …show more content…
· Abusers feel they don 't receive enough benefit or recognition from their relationship with the elderly person, so they resort to violence in an effort to obtain their "fair share."
· A combination of background and current factors, such as recent conflicts and a family history of "solving" problems through violence, influences the relationship.
· Abusers use a pattern of coercive tactics to gain and maintain power and control in a relationship.
· Many factors in elder abuse arise through individual, relationship, community, and societal influences.
· Elder abuse can be attributed to both the victim 's and the abuser 's social and biomedical characteristics, the nature of their relationship, and power dynamics, within their shared environment of family and friends” (National of Justice Institute, 2013)
The answer to that question is vast and there is not just one or two or even three for it. The reason for is because nobody fully knows what’s a person mind is thinking or what the person has in their heart for the other