Elder Abuse Case Study

1. Elder abuse is a controlling behaviour or action which frightens or intimidates and is illegal. It can occur at any time and be subtle to extreme. Elder abuse is mistreatment of an older person that is committed by someone with whom the older person has a relationship of trust such as a partner, family member, friend or carer. Elder abuse may be physical, social, financial, psychological or sexual and can include mistreatment and neglect. Elder abuse violates an older person’s basic right to feel safe.

Neglect occurs when an older person is deprived of the basic necessities of life. There are two types of neglect.

Active neglect is deliberate holding back of basic care and necessities it can be; leaving a resident in an unsafe place or

Financial abuse may involve: Stealing money from the older person’s banking and credit card without their consent when family member takes a loan with a promise of repaying it but doesn’t pay the money back, forced transfers of property, forced changing of their will and so on

Physical abuse includes any form of assault such as slapping, hitting, shoving, pushing and burning. It also includes physical restraint such as tying a person to a chair or bed, or locking a person in a

The structure is listed by yen objects specified in the act, which include the promotion of high quality care and accommodation that meets the needs of individuals, and the protection of the health and wellbeing of the residents receiving aged care services. The act provides for a national quality assurance framework for residential aged care, encompassing building certification, accommodation bonds, accreditation of homes, continuous improvement in service delivery, complaints handling and the support of user’s