WORLD ELDER ABUSE DAY

  World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is June 15^th

The purpose of WEAAD is to provide an opportunity for communities around the world to promote a better understanding of abuse and neglect of older persons by raising awareness of the cultural, social, economic and demographic processes affecting elder abuse and neglect.

Even today, elder abuse continues to be a taboo subject, mostly underestimated and ignored by societies across the world. Evidence is accumulating, however, to indicate that senior abuse is an important public health and societal problem.

The day was officially recognized by the United Nations General Assembly in December 2011 bypassing the resolution 66/127 of the United Nations.

From a health and social perspective, unless both primary health care and social service sectors are well equipped to identify and deal with the problem, elder abuse will continue to be underdiagnosed and overlooked.

5 FACTS ABOUT ELDER ABUSE

1. It happens mostly at home

   Elder abuse instances happen mostly in the home where the senior lives.

2. 1 in every 10

   Is the number of elder adults that experience some form of abuse in their lifetime.

3. Finances are at the highest risk

   The most common form of abuse is financial exploitation and extortion.

4. 9 out of ten elder abuse cases are abused by relatives

5. Man cases go unreported

WHY WORLD ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS DAY IS IMPORTANT

• Older persons  may be unable to advocate for themselves

1.     Many seniors are not in a place to stand up for themselves, whether it's because they're physically frail or because they're scared of speaking up and fear repercussions.
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• It reminds us to look out for each other

  It's easy to see bad things and not say anything—whether that's senior abuse or a mugging on the street. But this holiday reminds us just how important it is to look after and look out for the elders.

• Seniors deserve our respect and our attention

  In so many cultures, elders are revered and rightfully so. Their experiences, memories, and perspective on life are valued for the lessons that younger folks can learn. 

At Medspan Limited, we commemorate this special day by giving discount on items commonly used by the elders such as ripple matress for bed sores, Blood pressure machine for monitoring blood pressure, On call machine for Glucose check, adult diapers and so on. Let`s take good care of our elders and avoid elder abuse.