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What is the most common form of elder abuse?

What is the most common form of elder abuse?

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Anthony Paul Bonadio

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Anthony Paul Bonadio, Teacher, MCA, PhD, Toledo

Answered Jan 17, 2019

The elderly get abused more often than people would realize. Why they sustain different forms of abuse, the most common is C. Financial abuse is very common right now. A lot of elderly people have lived full lives and have enough money in order to sustain their needs while they are retired.

This fact may cause people to take advantage of the elderly whether accidentally or intentionally. There are some abusers who force the elderly to give up properties or assets that the elderly do not wish to give just yet.

The elderly may also get emotionally abused because some people do not care about their feelings anymore. A lot of the elderly are neglected because people feel that they cannot provide anything to people anymore.

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Anika Nicole

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Anika Nicole, Wordsmith, PG In Journalism, New York

Answered Jun 29, 2018

It's Financial.

Elder abuse is an act in which an abuser (known or trusted) causes harm to an older person unintentionally or deliberately. And there are various forms of elder abuse but the most common one is Financial Abuse at Seniors Rights Victoria.

In Financial Abuse, abuser uses someone's money and property illegally or forcefully against the wish of the property owner.

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John Smith

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Answered Jul 11, 2017

Financial

In 1994 physical abuse accounted for 15.7 percent, emotional abuse for 7.3 percent, financial and material exploitation for 12.3 percent, neglect for 58.5 percent, and unknown or other types of abuse for the remainder of the total abuse of elders. In order of categories neglect, physical abuse, financial/material exploitation, emotional abuse
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