Elder Abuse in the United States

Children's love to parents can not be explained at all and this relationship only increases with age. As time goes on, the role between the two changes dramatically and tends to change gradually. Elderly people develop complications that affect memory and physical function to many people. Ultimately and unfortunately, these obstacles force parents to become children, and vice versa. Then children have to make very difficult choices to place their beloved parents in the care facility.

The author of the article "Abusive and Ignored Elderly in Latin American Families" has done complex research on many culturally related factors of elder abuse in Latin American families. In general, abuses of the elderly fall into several different categories, such as physical, emotional, sexual, exploitative, or abandonment. However, the most common type of abuse related to Hispanics is positive neglect. - Love for parents of children can not be explained at all and this relationship only increases with age. As time goes on, the role between the two changes dramatically and tends to change gradually. Elderly people develop complications that affect memory and physical function to many people. Ultimately and unfortunately, these obstacles force parents to be children, and vice versa.

Abuse of the elderly is a major problem in the United States, and it is often not reported and not recognized. The abuse of the elderly is physical, emotional, psychological, sexual or economic. In addition to long-term care and homemade food, immediate care, overnight residence and safe care may be required. The abuse of the elderly may be a small problem that can be easily solved, and it may lead to serious and life-threatening weaknesses. The more knowledge the health care provider knows, the more likely they are to develop a strategy to prevent and manage abuse. Regardless of how mild or severe the abuse is, it is the responsibility of the nurse to evaluate the elderly patient based on the recommended protocol and to report the suspicion of abuse to the designated agency. Then, the interdisciplinary team will cooperate to solve the problem.