Elderly Mistreatment

Subsequently on June 15th 2004 the World Elder Abuse Awareness Day was officially introduced in Washington D.C. In addition this monumental occasion consisted of various influential events such as a Presidential declaration, an exceptional/unique White House symposium which was primarily focused upon old age and senior equality and the initial World Meeting on elder mistreatment. This particular day was motivated by the Global System for the Elimination of Senior Mistreatment which aids with endeavoring to raise awareness upon this prevalent issue. The World Awareness Day also educates people who reside in varying foreign countries upon the various forms of this mistreatment that are currently identifiable by the appropriate programs, services

ON the other hand the degree of the elder mistreatment should be catalogued. In addition various agencies could engage in research which is focusing upon the various factors that put seniors at risk for senior abuse or educating people upon ways that protect older people against this from of misconduct. Therefore the local community and politicians could assist with meticulously evaluating the success rate of preventive measures toward thwarting the mal-treatment of elders. I hope things have changed within the past twenty years. When my mother was employed as a Masters of Social Work position for hospice in South Carolina she had contemplated that there may have been a suspected case of physical abuse toward a male client while visiting him in his primary residence. The client professed that no physical maltreatment had occurred. Furthermore he stated:” that he did not wish to discuss the topic any further.” Upon returning to the hospice office my mother engaged in a conversation with the director regarding her concerns towards the welfare of the patient. The director expressed that it was not the agencies stated mission statement to address this

I felt as a professional and conscientious social worker that I should address this situation right away but unfortunately the patient died two day later due to a terminal form of cancer. Before I was able to pursue his predicament this is one example and possibly hundreds more that has occurred within the U.S. that have gone undetected and unreported throughout the years. This mandates that elder abuse and neglect should not be a hidden social phenomenon within domestic and foreign boundaries. In conclusion upon the readings and research that I have conducted a persistent question is whether a standardized assessment form could be formulated to determine whether the allocated primary care-giver is psychologically and physically capable of