The number of elderly people being abused has soared by more than a quarter in a year – and a third of the perpetrators never face justice. Almost 300 suspected cases were reported to local authorities every day last year, making a total of 105,000 – a huge 28 per cent increase on the 82,000 from 2011. Much of the abuse is carried out by home helps and staff in care homes – the very people entrusted to look after the elderly. It includes neglect, physical attacks, mental cruelty and financial manipulation. But the reported cases are believed to represent just the tip of the iceberg because experts say far more take place but are never discovered. More than a third of suspected abusers are care workers, and almost a half of the cases took place in residential care homes. This summer, we revealed that a record 910 care homes were issued with official warnings after the health watchdog uncovered ‘unacceptable’ standards of care for the most vulnerable. dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2445112/Elderly-abuse-soars-28--culprits-face-justice.html
Posted on: Sun, 06 Oct 2013 11:54:32 +0000
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