Elderly Abuse In America

Elderly Abuse America -------- -- -- What is elder abuse? ELDER ABUSE IS A VIOLATION OF HUMANRIGHTS AND A SIGNIFICANT CAUSE OF ILLNESS, INJURY, LOSS OF PRODUCTIVITY, ANDDESPAIR. A Massive Problem 10% OF ELDERS ARE ABUSED EVERY YEAR 67% OF ELDER ABUSE VICTIMS ARE WOMEN 77.9 Only 1 in 14 65 105 CASES OF ABUSE GET REPORTED MEDIAN AGE OF ANELDER ABUSE VICTIM LIKELIHOOD OF ABUSEINCREASES WITH AGE Types of Abuse THE NATIONAL CENTER ON ELDER ABUSEIDENTIFIES SEVENDIFFERENT TYPES OF ELDER ABUSE. Physical Abuse Serual Abuse Emotional Abuse USEOF PHYSICAL FORCETHAT MAY NON-CONSENSUAL SEXUAL INFLICTIONOF ANGUISH, PAINOR RESULTINBODILY INJURY, CONTACTOF ANY KIND WITH DISTRESSTHROUGHVERBAL PHYSICAL PAINORIMPAIRMENT. ANELDERLY PERSON. ORNON-VERBAL ACTS. Financial Exploitation Abandonment Neglect %2$ DESERTIONOF ANELDERBY A REFUSALORFAILURE TOFULFILL ILLEGAL ORIMPROPERUSE OF AN ELDER SFUNDS, PROPERTY OR ASSETS PERSON WHOHASPHYSICAL ANY PART OF A PERSON'S CUSTODY OF THE ELDER PERSON. DUTIES TO ANELDERLY PERSON. Reported Abuse Cases .04% SEXUAL ABUSE 7.3% EMOTIONAL ABUSE 58.5% 15.7% 12.3% 5.1% ALL OTHER NEGLECT PHYSICAL ABUSE FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION 06% UNKNOWN Who Commits Abuse? 90% 66% IS COMMITEDBY OF ELDER ABUSE IS COMMITED BY A ADULT CHILDREN FAMILY MEMBER OR SPOUSES A caregiver is more likely to abuse if they... 100 ss USE DRUGS HAVE A FEEL BURDENED OR ALCOHOL MENTALILLNESS BYCAREGIVING Nursing Home Abuse 90% 10UTOF 3NURSING HOMES IN THE U.S.HAVEBEEN CITED FOR NURSING HOME ABUSE OF NURSING HOMES ARE 20%. UNDERSTAFFED OF NURSING HOME FACILITIES NEARLY WERE CITED NATIONALLY FOR FAILING TO MEET STANDARDS OF CARE FOR PRESSURE SORES FROM 2005 - 2010 Why don't the elderly report abuse? FEAROF RETALIATION COGNITIVEINABILITY DONT WANT TOGET ABUSER IN TROUBLE Elder Abuse Warning Signs BRUISES, PRESSUREMARKS, UNEXPLAINED WITHDRAWL SUDDEN CHANGESIN BROKENBONES, ABRASIONS FROM NORMAL FINANCIAL SITUATIONS MAY BE ANDBURNS ACTIVITIES THE RESULT OF EXPLOITATION BEDSORES, UNATTENDED BELITTLING, THREATS AND STRAINEDOR TENSE MEDICALNEEDS,POOR HYGIENE OTHER USES OF POWER AND RELATIONSHIPS, FREQUENT AND UNUSUAL WEIGHTLOSS CONTROL BY CAREGIVER ARGUMENTS IF You Witness Elder Abuse CONTACT THE ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES (APS) AGENCY IN YOUR STATE TOFIND YOUR LOCAL APSUSETHE ELDERCARELOCATOR BY VISITING ELDERCARE.GOV OR CALLING 1-800-667-1116 INSTANT CHECKMATE, ANONLINE BACKGROUND CHECK COMPANY THAT PROVIDES ARRESTRECORDS AND OTHER DATA, CREATED THIS GRAPHIC TORAISE AWARENESS OF ELDER ABUSE. PLEASE LIKE AND SHARE THIS POST TOINCREASE THE PERSONAL ANDPUBLIC SAFETY OF THE ELDERLY IN YOUR COMMUNITY. checkmate Sources: WWW.INSTANTCHECKMATE.COM WWW.AOA.GOV, WWW.STATISTICBRAIN.COM, 866.490.5980 wWW.EDGARSNYDER.COM, WWW.NCEA.GOV