Introduction: Elder abuse is among the major social health problems in today`s communities, and has significant effect on decreasing the health and security level in this group. The current study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and associated factors of abuse among the elderly in Kashan, Iran. Materials and methods: This cross sectional study was conducted on 500 people over 60 years old ...

In this article we describe the Illinois statewide elder abuse social service program, which is unusual in its comprehensive approach to the assessment and documentation of reported cases of abuse and its extensive data monitoring system. Descriptive information on the number and types of cases of elder abuse reported to the system are presented, along with information on the amount of social w...

Introduction: AGE-Platform, a European Network of 148 older people’s not for profit organizations at national, regional and EU levels, includes both users and service providers (www.age-platform.org). It is concerned with all policies and practices at EU and national levels affecting older people, including those needing long-term care. Human rights and the avoidance of abuse; service adequacy ...

Although estimates of the prevalence and incidence of elder mistreatment vary widely, it is likely that at least 3% to 4% of Americans 65 years or older have suffered some form of mistreatment in their later years. 4 Despite having a prevalence that is likely on par with that of child abuse, standardized definitions of elder mistreatment were not published until the early 1990s (see Table 1). R...