What goes wrong with the perceptions of elder financial abuse? Data from older adults, healthcare professionals and students from Greece
This study examines what healthcare professionals, students and older adults believe about elder financial abuse in Greece. Participants responded to two vignettes by choosing which characteristics indicate elder financial abuse. Greeks are less likely to perceive financial exploitation when the perpetrator is a close family member, but are more likely to recognize it when perpetrated by paid caregivers or more distant (male) relatives. Signing over the victim's property to another is less likely to be perceived as elder abuse than is the taking of money from bank accounts, even though the property is often worth more than...
Source: Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect - December 4, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Vaitsa Giannouli Magda Tsolaki Source Type: research
Responding restoratively to elder harm: lessons from a pilot scheme in Aotearoa New Zealand
J Elder Abuse Negl. 2023 Nov 24:1-16. doi: 10.1080/08946566.2023.2286486. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe search for adequate ways to address elder harm and abuse has become increasingly evident in public discourse. There is a growing consensus that integrated, multi-disciplinary approaches are needed, especially because older victims are often hesitant to resort to legal interventions. This evaluation study aimed to assess the benefits and challenges of a pilot scheme in Aotearoa New Zealand employing restorative processes to respond to elder harm and to discuss implications for future practice. Thirty interviews were c...
Source: Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect - November 24, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Andrea P ăroşanu Chris Marshall Source Type: research
