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Elderly people abuse: Includes any emotional ad/or physical abuse targeted towards an elderly person under the care of family or third party.
COMMON TYES OF ELDERLY PEOPLE ABUSE
Emotional Abuse: Any infliction of pain and or distress resulting from verbal assault, intimidation, and humiliation on the person under elderly care. Includes yelling, making fun of false testimony against an elderly person and withholding food and medication.
Physical Abuse: this is intentional infliction of pain/suffering on an elderly person.
Abandonment: includes leaving an elderly person unattended for a considerable period of time when one is supposed to be providing care to such a person.
Neglect: Failing to provide adequate nutritional provisions to an elderly person under care.
Self-Neglect; providing elderly person under care with an opportunity to cause self harm.

Sexual Abuse: allowing any form of non-consensual sexual contact to an elderly person under care.
Red Flags:
Observe the following, then report as they may indicate cases of elderly abuse ;
repeated carelessness in personal hygiene,
Unexplained accidents ,
Unexplained weight loss,
Progressive isolation that a person shows,
Constant loss of money or the change in their bank accounts.
How to prevent elderly adult abuse
Listen to elderly people under are givers
report any form of abuse immediately made aware
Educate one another on red flags pointing at elderly abuse
learn the signs indicating elderly people abuse
check in on older adults with small circle of relatives/friends
Support elderly people care giver units in your neighborhood

How to Report Elderly Abuse
Recognise the various types of elderly adult abuse (physical, sexual, neglect, exploitation...)
Look out for signs of elderly adult abuse (Bruises, loud fights/arguments, unexplained tension between care giver and elderly adult, changes in elderly adult behaviour, signs of assault...)
Engage the elderly person in open talks ( some may be looking for a person to open up)
Engage the immediate family member to the elderly adult ( where one is familiar with the relatives)
Report the abuse even when under 5 above the elderly adult does not open up.
Call for help from the local law enforcement agency
Call the nearest organisation that seeks to enforce the rights of elderly people
Make a report of your observations on elderly adult abuse
carry out followup on the steps taken to assit the elderly adult and note this down incase of future
Going directly to a police station and filing a complaint
Going to a duty court and filing a complaint (in a situation of abuse of which there is certainty and proof and must be corrected immediately.)