Elder abuse is any kind of abuse towards an elderly person by
anyone who is responsible for take care of them.
TYPES OF ELDER ABUSE
- Physical abuse :- causing physical pain or
damages to elderly person.it may even lead to
death.eg:-beating,burning,etc
- psychological abuse:- intentionally acting to
cause emotional or pychological trauma in an aged
person.eg:-threatening,humiliating,etc
- sexual abuse :- it is another kind of physical
abuse but here the aged person is abused sexually especially in
persons with impaired cognitive function.eg:-unwanted touching to
rape
- economical abuse :- Cheating aged person
financially or triying to steal their wealth or assets.
- abuse from health care workers or system :- if
health professionals act unethically they could possibly abuse
elderly.eg:-avoiding their call for attention,high billing or
unweated biling,etc
NEGLECT
if a person meant to care elderly person fails
to do so or chose not to,comes under neglect.
- basic needs :- neglect of basic needs like
food,shelter,dress,etc
- hygiene:- neglecting elderly persons hygiene and grooming
needs
- treatments:- neglect towards treatment for illness and
providing medications.
- preventing harm:- neglect their need for protection.
- elder abandoning:- it is a kind of neglect in
which the person responsible for protecting the person is
abandoning him in an unprotected environment.
Self neglect :- it is a type of neglect when
the elderly person himself will not make any arrangements for his
care when he understands that he cannot perform those care by
himself.