Thursday, May 23, 2019

It Is Time To Put An End To Elder Abuse

By Frances Smith


You cannot bring the exploitation of the seniors to an end unless you initially learn how to identify the symptoms. Elder abuse may involve emotional, physical, or financial ill-treatment. Also, neglecting a senior can be categorized as abusive. Statistics have indicated abandonment and adverse effects as the most popular kind of mishandling that most of the elderly have to face. The fact that no action is being taken against these abusive acts can immensely damage the affected party. Here are various approaches that you can employ to make sure the exploitation of the seniors comes to an end.

Regular visits to the senior party will help you learn how they are fairing. Make sure you ask questions that will provoke them to express their feelings about the treatment given by those around them. If possible, make them part of the family happenings by making sure they are present in some of the family activities.

If you consider the changing times, our elderly beloved has lots to share with our children. Some of the currently learned histories took part in the early days when our seniors were young. Therefore, they have information about these events and can share with the young ones. Hence, you must train your kids to consider the seniors as a valuable asset they have in their life. Request the aged in your family to pass over some of their skills to the children such as cooking and knitting. Make them feel more of an asset rather than a liability.

In case your beloved senior is being taken care of by another person. It is paramount to organize for these caregivers to take a break. Caring for the aged can be draining physically and emotionally. Hence there is a likelihood of the caregiver to burnout at some point if they are not given time to rest.

Financial manipulation has been reported in various incidents. Thus, the existing financial institutions should have their tellers skilled to help recognize the possibility of commercial exploitation among the seniors who visit the bank. It is a vital aspect to take up with your bank and instill in the manager the benefit it will have in the prevention of these abusive acts.

Your local media stations can play a significant role in stopping the ill-treatment amongst our seniors. Similarly, the characters who manage cases related to the exploitation of the seniors can as well propose areas where you may be required during the prevention of senior exploitation campaigns.

Come up with posters with a message that encourages caring for the elderly and pin them on strategic locations. If there is a program in place, take part. In events where people are gathered together can be an ideal venue to create awareness. Request if you can be allocated time to give a speech about stopping ill-treatment amongst seniors.

One of the remarkable approaches to send a message to a significant number of people is through coming up with event marked stopping senior ill-treatment. For instance, you may have a marathon or racing event. As you look for good wishers to support the occasion, have a website that creates this awareness.




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