Reporting Elder Abuse

In the medical field, workers are well trained to distinguish between good and evil. Abuse of elderly people is becoming a serious problem in a healthy environment. As defined in the website of MedicineNet.com, the abuse of the elderly is "physical, sexual or mental abuse of the elderly, usually disabled or infirm". Elderly people consist of people over 65 years old. They are very fragile, sometimes forgotten or abused. Elderly people can be a victim of abuse at nursing homes, hospitals, even at their own home.

However, according to statistics, general perception is not consistent with reported event records. The most common type of report of elderly abuse is actually economic in nature. The number of elder abuse reports reported is far below 40% of all elderly people (ED Note: It is glad that negligence is considered to be a form of abuse, And young people, older people.

In response to reports of abuse and neglect of elderly people, there is no internationally recognized "best practice" model. Nonetheless, intervention procedures have been developed on the basis of experts, supporters and the elderly's own demands, as the awareness of abuse increased among the elderly in the past two decades. The importance of an interdisciplinary approach to manage abuse and / or disregard for the elderly, the need for commitment to the prevention of elderly abuse and / or disregard. And centrality of regional / community level correspondence

This report reviews current literature on abuse and / or ignorance of the elderly at international and national level. Its purpose is to document the nature and magnitude of abuse and / or ignorance of the elderly, to identify factors and situations related to the high risk of abuses and / or neglect of the elderly, The way and situation is to study. We can mobilize society to prevent abuses and neglect of the elderly. Systematic collection of statistics on abuse and neglect of elderly people is very limited, but the fact that there are various other sources of information such as criminal record, media coverage, record of community service, small research projects, Is widely accepted. Human abuse, neglect and economic exploitation are more common than people are aware of.