Elder Care - Elder Abuse; How to Spot It, How to Stop It
Elder abuse or mistreatment is a multidimensional phenomenon that includes a wide range of behaviors and circumstances that can affect elderly parents.
The term is used to represent multiple kinds of offensive actions towards the elderly. It can also be used to describe specific acts of maltreatment.
Elder abuse usually consists of repetitive instances or distinctly random acts of violence or exploitation. It may include an action which may be abusive in nature or one of inaction, lack of action or outright neglect, whether intended or not, and may be of mental, physical, psychological, verbal aggression, and financial abuse.
The elder abuse may lead to unnecessary affliction, damage, pain, negative physiological issues, violence, and loss of perceived freedom. A diminished quality of life will also result from elder abuse when actions by an elder care caregiver leads to harm or threatened physical harm, financial misdeeds, or otherwise negative treatment of a senior.
These are the medical findings and observations that could make elder abuse a strong possibility, including the following:
An array of medical, social help and services are obtainable to tackle the primary causes of mistreatment, stop it, as well as lessen the possibility that it could take place again. And these services can heal the emotional, and the physical, in addition lessen the negative financial effects.
Medline Plus - Nat'l Library of Medicine
National Center for Elder Abuse
American Psychological Association
Here is a listing of social services individuals can find for elder abuse:
Lastly, in stopping abuse, neglect and/or self-neglect of an elderly parent it is important to stay proactive in your seniors care and make decisions based on changing requirements and needs.
This can be simply to monitor the caregivers’ willingness to improve care, the seniors’ mental state (willingness to accept help) and the general overall surroundings. If there is a suspicion of elder abuse, don’t wait for issues to go away or play out. Discuss with your family, medical professional, or social services in your area to have them help on the review and judgment if there is elder abuse.
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