- Identify 3 risk factors for elder abuse and neglect.
Risk factors for elder abuse are those with poor physical health
Elders with mental abuse since they are unable to speak up for themselves
Those of low income or are financially dependent on others.
“Individual level characteristics which increase the risk of becoming a victim of abuse include functional dependence/disability, poor physical health, cognitive impairment, poor mental health and low income. Individual level characteristics which increase the risk of becoming a perpetrator of abuse include mental illness, substance abuse and dependency – often financial – of the abuser on the victim” (who.int, 2021).
