Primary Education Topic:
Legal & Ethical Issues
Other Education Topics:
Aging in Community
Leadership in Aging
Legal & Ethical Issues
Policy and Advocacy
Elder abuse—in all of its forms—is an outrage against humanity.
By Kathy Greenlee
Today, somewhere in our nation, no one responded to her screams when a woman living in a nursing home fell. Today, the son of a man living in assisted living stole money from his father’s checking account. Today, a caregiver argued with a woman living in her own apartment, and the woman ended up with a black eye.
Elder abuse—in all of its forms—is an outrage against humanity.