Elder+abuse+essay

The topic of elder abuse is a really sensitive subject for anyone to talk about. It is just as cruel and inhumane as child, domestic and animal abuse yet it gets the least amount of attention from the media and from the majority of communities of the world, especially here in the United States. I think that the reason for the media not paying an exceptional amount of attention to the subject of elder abuse is because it is not a widely discussed and elaborated topic among communities and the general population of the U.S. People as a whole are selfish naturally and if something don’t concern them they just push it away and that’s not what we should be doing for topics like this. It could be your grandmother, great aunt or uncle or mom or dad that may be in this situation at some point in their lifetime therefore we must voice as to why it is important to spread awareness of elder abuse. Many may think that there would be some sort of obvious way to tell when someone is getting abused but in reality the person with the biggest smile on their face may be getting abused. Elders suffer from all of the categorized types of abuse. Mental physical and sexual abuses are amongst the most common types of abuse found in the reported cases. The abuser is given many opportunities throughout the day to say harmful or hurtful phrases to the elders in which are being abused and they also hold the total blame for why the elders are being abused. The abusers, which by the way tend to be family members or caretakers either in a private or home facility, should have enough self-control and tolerance to know not to abuse the elderly and within the abuser may lie a variety of reasons in which he or she acted on the abuse. You may be thinking that it is absurd how I’m putting all of the blame on the abusers but it is true that they are at fault. There have been a bare minimal of cases where an elder of 65 years of age and up has provoked a fight or abuse with the abuser therefore, the reasons are all revealed within the abuser for why the abuse occurred in the first place. The caretaker may have problems at home before they come in to work or may also have a problem with colleagues at the job which may be stressful. They may also have a personality dysfunction or be emotionally disable, thus promoting their frustrations and make caring for the elderly, which they may consider a burdensome task already, an opportunity for the abuser/ caretaker to release all of their built-up anger and frustrations out on the elderly.
 * Elder Abuse **

No matter whom their caretakers are, the elderly eventually reach a point where they are no longer able to care for themselves dependently and so they will have no choice but to rely on others to get through their daily life in order to make their lives more comfortable and livable for them. The elderly do not have a voice loud enough to get enough national attention. With the help of others who share the same heart felt passion of impacting the lives of the helpless abused elders, we can positively change many people’s lives just by educating the public of just how serious the topic of elder abuse really is.