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Elder Abuse in those aged 80+ (Standards & Legislation (Reporting…

- - - - This also doesn't help to improve their quality of life but the mandatory monitoring if used right can help to decrease the amount of abuse in the elder community.
    - - This continues the cycle of abuse and doesn't work to improve the quality of life of the clients & carers at risk.
        
        Mandatory monitoring could improve this problem.
        
        "The perception of elder abuse and neglect varies among individuals and situations." (Ayalon, 2011, p. 502)
        
        An example of this would be "some may view yelling at the older adult as abusive even if rare, others see such behaviour as abusive only if it happens frequently" (Ayalon, 2011, p. 502)
  - - - Women of an older age are mostly abused by their partners and family members, not just care workers or carers.
  - - - "The popularity of the arrangement is that home care fulfils the wishes of older adults and their family members to keep the cared-for person in their home environment" (Ayalon, 2011, p. 500)
  - - - [A] "study found that the average caregiver spends more than $7,000 per year and provides more than 10 hours per week in noncash support (driving to appointments, delivering meals, social engagement, etc.). Less than half of current caregivers receive some form of financial assistance for that support... Unfortunately, these costs are exacerbated when the elder in question has been a victim of financial abuse." (Life Insurance Companies, 2017).
        
        "While a focus on protecting seniors from financial exploitation is vital, we also need to provide resources to caregivers who increasingly will become collateral victims of the elder abuse." (Life Insurance Companies, 2017)