Introduction
Although elder abuse victims refuse to seek assistance, it is common and devastating to communities and families. The form of which abuse happens is demoralizing because conversations about elder abuse occur frequently. The demoralizing aspect is that it is happening in our communities, to our families and if we can identify risk factors for elder abuse we can prevent the abuse from happening.
Literature Review
In the study performed by Shelly Jackson and Thomas Hafemeister (2011), researchers assessed the risk that elderly people have for financial, physical, neglect, and hybrid financial exploitation. Hybrid financial exploitation is but not limited to stolen monies from a bank account, property transfers, car purchases, and …show more content…
Risk levels were reduced, when the Elderly client’s family provided the elderly care. The Elderly client was less likely to have financial exploitation, but were two times more likely to inflict physical abuse. “Five variables made a significant and independent contribution to financial exploitation: victim’s age, communication deficits, dependence on others, confusion/dementia, and overburdened social support” (Jackson & Hafemeister 2011, p. 750). If the elderly patient had no ability to operate a motor vehicle they were 3 times more likely to experience exploitation (Jackson & Hafemeister 2011). “Abusive individuals had known the victims on average 22 years in cases of financial exploitation, 34 years for physical abuse, 32 years for neglect, and 40 years for Hybrid Financial Exploitation” (Jackson & Hafemeister 2011, p. 748). During the interview process the results yielded that elderly victims were more likely to live alone, have no children, and have no history of childhood violence or abuse. The data in this part of the study explains that elderly victims are unable to identify with abuse because they had not experienced this in their lifetime. Elders that had experienced physical abuse were more likely to be living with their abusers. Those victims who were abused as children were less likely to fear being neglected by their …show more content…
Even though their selection size was limited from Adult Protection Services they were able to use the data to formulate generalized information about caregivers that abuse the elderly. This is a social injustice issue because often it goes under the radar from media, families, and the general public and there aren’t enough systems in place protecting our elderly. Bringing the topic of elder abuse to the public light will allow for possible federal funding to help eliminate the specific identifiers that Jackson and Hafemeister state are in caregivers to help prevent abuse. While Jackson and Hafemeister’s work is not specifically in a Social Work Journal, it provides a foundation for eliminating this social injustice towards the
Although elder abuse victims refuse to seek assistance, it is common and devastating to communities and families. The form of which abuse happens is demoralizing because conversations about elder abuse occur frequently. The demoralizing aspect is that it is happening in our communities, to our families and if we can identify risk factors for elder abuse we can prevent the abuse from happening.
Literature Review
In the study performed by Shelly Jackson and Thomas Hafemeister (2011), researchers assessed the risk that elderly people have for financial, physical, neglect, and hybrid financial exploitation. Hybrid financial exploitation is but not limited to stolen monies from a bank account, property transfers, car purchases, and …show more content…
Risk levels were reduced, when the Elderly client’s family provided the elderly care. The Elderly client was less likely to have financial exploitation, but were two times more likely to inflict physical abuse. “Five variables made a significant and independent contribution to financial exploitation: victim’s age, communication deficits, dependence on others, confusion/dementia, and overburdened social support” (Jackson & Hafemeister 2011, p. 750). If the elderly patient had no ability to operate a motor vehicle they were 3 times more likely to experience exploitation (Jackson & Hafemeister 2011). “Abusive individuals had known the victims on average 22 years in cases of financial exploitation, 34 years for physical abuse, 32 years for neglect, and 40 years for Hybrid Financial Exploitation” (Jackson & Hafemeister 2011, p. 748). During the interview process the results yielded that elderly victims were more likely to live alone, have no children, and have no history of childhood violence or abuse. The data in this part of the study explains that elderly victims are unable to identify with abuse because they had not experienced this in their lifetime. Elders that had experienced physical abuse were more likely to be living with their abusers. Those victims who were abused as children were less likely to fear being neglected by their …show more content…
Even though their selection size was limited from Adult Protection Services they were able to use the data to formulate generalized information about caregivers that abuse the elderly. This is a social injustice issue because often it goes under the radar from media, families, and the general public and there aren’t enough systems in place protecting our elderly. Bringing the topic of elder abuse to the public light will allow for possible federal funding to help eliminate the specific identifiers that Jackson and Hafemeister state are in caregivers to help prevent abuse. While Jackson and Hafemeister’s work is not specifically in a Social Work Journal, it provides a foundation for eliminating this social injustice towards the