Elder abuse

Child abuse is a very serious problem that is happening here in America, right in our backyards even. Today, people in America would like to believe that child abuse only happens in third world countries, so they just push it aside and will not acknowledge, or even talk about how it is happening right here in America. However, our societies definitions of ‘child abuse’ vary depending on what generation you are apart of, how you were raised and where you are from- if you are from the city or…

teen, spouse, elder, or other family member. Types of violence can include child abuse, spouse abuse, and elder abuse. This type of violence doesn’t always stop at affecting the victim but can affect the entire family as a whole. Child abuse is physical, sexual, emotional assault, and child neglect (The Issue of Child Abuse, n.d.). The current rates of child abuse in this country are horrendous. Currently over 700,000 children a year are found to have been victims of child abuse (The Issue of…

along with the right for survival is not just the concern for one’s survival, but the survival of many, for example elders, related or not. People of old age may not have always have the basic ability to take care of themselves and perform basic tasks like bathe, feed or dress themselves which makes them vulnerable. The mental and physical state also have a great factor in elder abuse. As one grows older their physical capabilities can become severely limited by the weakening of their muscles,…

depression, neglect, abuse and other major illness that come with their age. A large variety of elder people is placed in senior home, hospices or is assigned a caregiver to assist them. However there are times when family members or caregivers are not taking care of the senior, and instead they cause abuse to the elder. The elder abuse is a problem that is growing rapidly in today’s society, and is problem that should concern us all. The evidence based program that aims to reduce abuse and…

Abuse comes in many forms and unfortunately happens everywhere around the world. The general term abuse affects people of every age from 1 to 101. Abuse happens the most in your life when you 're the most vulnerable and that happens to be when you 're a child and when you 're a senior citizen. The fact of the matter is it does happen and it 's happening as i’m writing this essay. The dictionary definition of abuse is to use wrongly or improperly. 3.6 million referrals are made to child…

may be family, friends and care-giver. According to American Psychological Associations, "elder abuse is the infliction of physical, emotional/psychological, sexual or financial harm on an older adult." Elderly abuse and neglect is a growing problem in the US. All 50 states legislatures passes a law called Elder Justice Act. Laws and definitions of act vary from one state to another. Elder…

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…

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…

The Many Forms of Nursing Home Abuse One of the most challenging and important decisions one has to make when they are responsible for the care of an elderly loved one is how and where their long-term care needs will be met. Many individuals turn to private care, or government assisted nursing care facilities. We expect the individuals who are employed by these organizations to protect and care for our loved ones with respect and dignity as common decency dictates and the federal law demands.…

WHY DO INDIVIDUALS STAY IN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS? Fear · Fear of further abuse to oneself as well as fear for the children who may already be part of the abusive pattern. · Feelings of guilt for somehow being responsible for the batterer’s unhappiness and anger. · The individual may feel they somehow provoked them or is inadequate as a spouse and parent. · Many abused individuals watched their mothers tolerate abuse and may have grown up with an overwhelming sense of shame. · Violence begets…