I was sad to see the news about the financial abuse being experienced by our elderly.
Culturally, we have a long way to go in terms of how we care for our elderly. Other cultures seem to have it right, Native Americans, Greeks, Koreans, Indians, Chinese, these are a few of the cultures who worship youth less, and respect elderly more.
It's not as prevalent in Western cultures sadly.
Numbers came out the other day that up to 10 per cent of people aged 65 or over in this country, are victims of elder abuse or neglect. Elder abuse response services, offered by Age Concern, were told of more than 2200 cases of suspected abuse in a single year.
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