Elder Abuse
European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine,
2021, Volume 8, Issue 3, Pages 697-702
Abstract
Elder abuse comprises physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, exploitation, neglect, and abandonment. Perpetrators include youngsters, different members of the family, and spouses furthermore as stat at nursing homes, aided living, and different facilities. Abuse will happen to anyone regardless of the person's age, sex, race, religion, or ethnic or cultural background. Each year, many thousands of adults over the age of sixty are abused, neglected, or financially exploited. This can be known as elder abuse. Abuse will happen in several places, as well as the older person's home, a family member's house, a power-assisted living facility, or a institution. Abuse is one among the deviant behavior, that has the intention to harm either physically, mentally, emotion and sexually. this paper, mentioned the various forms of abuses likewise elder abuse, Signs and risk factors of elder abuse and Prevention of elderly abuse.
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