Types of abuse to elderly individuals vary widely. The Elderly may be victimized by family, friends, acquaintances, or strangers.
Physical Abuse: pushing, shoving, slapping, hitting, strangulation, kicking, beating, threatening with or using an object or weapon.
Emotional Abuse: name calling, threats, insults, isolation, threatening in a degrading manner, yelling.
Financial: theft, destruction or misuse of property, exploitation of belongings, property, or money.
Neglect: withholding daily needs – food, personal care, or medication, withholding medical care, over or under sedation.
Sexual: unwanted touching, rape, calling someone sexual names, making remarks with sexual undertones.
Victims of Elder Abuse:
Abusers are:
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