A new study has
found that elder abuse is rarely identified in hospitals
despite the fact that around 10 percent of seniors in the country are abused.
According to the study’s authors, abuse is diagnosed in only one in every 7,700
emergency department visits from seniors.
Elder abuse
tends to take place where the senior lives: most often in the home where
abusers are often adult children, other family members such as grandchildren,
or spouses/partners of elders. Elder abuse can also occur in institutional
settings, especially long-term care facilities.
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