1. State of the Problem – Elder Abuse in our country is growing in America. All people have the right to live their lives without abuse‚ neglects‚ and being exploitations. It should not matter how old we are everyone has value. The 2004 Survey of State Adult Protective Services‚ found the following: that a 19.7 percent increase from 2000 – 2004 in the combined total of reports of elder and vulnerable adult abuse and there was a 15.6 percent increase from 2000 – 2004 in substantiated cases; and
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of Elder Abuse. (Bureau of Justice‚ 2013) There are 4‚139 cases of Elder abuse every minute which amounts to 9.5% percent of the Elderly population. In the State of Ohio‚ there were over 16‚000 reported cases of Elder Abuse in 2010.(Cleveland Seniors Association‚ 2010) That number is expected to be higher because most cases are not reported. According to the National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse‚ 90% of the abusers are family members. According to the National Center on Elder Abuse
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What is elder abuse? Elder abuse is a single or repeated act or lack of appropriate action‚ occurring within any relationship where there is an expectation of trust‚ which causes harm or distress to an older person. (Wikipedia.org) Elder abuse is occurring more than it is acknowledged. The human life span is growing. People are living longer. People are reaching 85 and older and therefore they require more services. Elder adults go through many changes as they age causing them to rely on people
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Elder Abuse The National Center on Elder Abuse described elder abuse as being usually intentional and involving any form of mistreatment that can result in physical pain‚ injury‚ or psychological suffering. These behaviors include acts of violence such as striking‚ hitting‚ slapping‚ beating‚ bruising‚ or restraining. It also involves force-feeding‚ inappropriate administration of medication and depriving of essential needs such as medical care‚ food and water. Elder abuse also involves emotional
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Advertising and elders Advertisers will pay more to reach younger people than to reach older people. The youth bias perpetuates through the advertising industry because the advertising industry itself is a young business. Older adults are rarely seen in any type of mass media‚ including advertising. The mass media emphasis on youth and beauty is one reason older adults are ignored. Studies done during the 1970s and 1980s show that less than 5% of commercials feature any elder characters at all.
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in a vulnerable state. Elder abuse is built upon exploitation and neglection. The most common type of elder abuse is financial. This is due to the fact that those ages 50 and above are in possession of approximately 70% of the nation’s wealth‚ which leads them to be targets of theft. Financial abuse is exploiting someone in order to gain their monetary possessions. This includes stealing money or property‚ committing fraud and scams‚ and using deception to deceive an elder person to hand over possessions
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November 26‚ 2012 Understanding the Effects of Elder Abuse When it comes to settling your elders in a nursing home or a at home nursing assistance care‚ families would want to find the up most care for their loved ones. Nursing homes and home care providers certainly have their function in society – they provide the elderly assistance with their everyday tasks such as cooking‚ cleaning and shopping. Then when it comes to a point when the elder can no longer care for themselves‚ they help with
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Respect I believe that respect for one other is a big social issue we face today in our generation. We see this problem in teens‚ in so many places. For example‚ in school there is a lack of respect for students from other fellow students. At home there is a lack of respect from the children to their parents. There is also a lack of respect from young adults to most authoritative figures. People in school today never listen to the teachers. They talk when the teacher is talking‚ and totally disrespect
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the word‚ respect? To numerous people‚ the word respect might not have a huge meaning. However‚ for me‚ respect means everything in the world. Respect is the word that shows other people that you care‚ have manners‚ and listen to them. It is taking into consideration the views‚ needs‚ desires‚ and beliefs of others. Respect shows other people the type of personality you have and what type of person you are. It encourages kindness‚ honor‚ and appreciation toward people you love. Respect shows that
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