Essay On Abuse And Mistreatment

We bring into reflection that the abuse and mistreatment has been current in the everyday life of many elderly civilians and are a difficult subject to approach. As we all know and understand that this situation is very unjust and something should be done about it. Many abuse and maltreatment in the elderly cases are not present and have never been reported because the elderly is afraid to report it to the police the state or friends and family because sometimes it is their own family that they are trying to protect. We as nurses or family and friend should help them to decide to either tell someone that they are being abused by someone they depend on or care for and make them understand that it is abuse and someone needs to do something to protect them and help them to live longer and …show more content…
Family and friends have been extremely busy to sit home and take time to take care of the baby boomers. We all know that the elderly needs assistance to eat, drink, shower etc. This is the reason why the family put them in these nursing homes, which are designed to handle them with care because they have no time to take care of them. According to American Journal for Public Health the national estimate is that approximately 550,000 persons aged 60 years or older experienced abuse or neglect, or both, in domestic settings in 1996. What is your definition of abuse and maltreatment? And why is elderly abuse a public problem. My definition may be different it depends where you reside. Elder Abuse is a violation of human rights and significance because of illness, injury, loss of productivity, isolation and despair (WHO 2015). Elderly abuse is maltreatment, physical, emotional and or financial of an older person by someone who is caring for them. In America white females in mid 80s or older and living on a low income are more likely to get abused either in the home or in the nursing home says the (National Center on Elderly Abuse). The reason why it