Elder Abuse

This presentation by Dr. Laura Mosqueda, the Director of Geriatrics and recipient of the Ronald Reagan Endowed Chair at UC Irvine, describes the nature and scope of elder abuse, explaining some of the elderly's vulnerabilities to mistreatment and poses some ethical questions on the topic. Series: The Coming of Age Lecture Series [5/2008] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 14638]

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Elder
• Abuse
• aging
• health
• ethics

[lunadestella]

Everyone DESERVES RESPECT no matter their AGE. ABUSE IS ABUSE.

[Pedrewthemegatard]

what if the elder deserved it?

what if that elder was caught red handed harming a small child, woman or disabled person?

there are ones weaker than elders too you know? elders are far from the weakest.

[vinnyhoags]

Jamie ,Michael,Kimberly, Agnes Aman, and their children,for the most part, have been willing to let their father to be evicted, from their nursing home. I have notified the state of NJ,that my father is a citizen of Quebec,and Canada, and have filed a protest on his behalf.. The State of NJ,so far,has been very cooperative.

[2011rhythmdivine]

Elders can be so harsh. But hey! We have a lot more things to be thankful for with the elders. When people grow old, they tend to be irritable. They become helpless too so we have to understand that we too are going that way. Patience, an enormous deal of it, is very much needed. Thanks for this video as this will remind us to exert more of that needed patience.

[Tattlegirl]

what if the old person was abusing you first?

[Pedrewthemegatard]

i disagree, old people now a days are abusing "never hit an old person" which tolerates them to bully, act violent and treat younger bigger and stronger adults like crap. Yes, i think it is o.k to hit an old person espiecially in self defense. DON'T TEACH AN OLD PERSON TO BULLY, IT'S TIME TO USE FORCE IF NEEDED. this new never hit an old person thing needs to stop, it's just making other old people act violent.

[vinnyhoags]

My elders will blow anbody's Fucking head off if anybody tried to abuse them.

[zekethenikoslover]

i think if old people are so much so called "weaker" than most of us,

than they shouldn't go around abusing us first!

or abusing our women and children or other disabled loved ones.

elderly people can abuse too, and it's not legal.

[NapoleonFagemite]

a 30 year old should NEVER abuse a 80 year old

but a 80 year old should NEVER abuse a 30 year old.

(period)

old people who abuse others first, and then go around playing the victim card need to KNOW THERE PLACE if there so much weaker than us, it's not there place then to go around disrespecting us and abusing us either!!!!

[SergentSpain]

yes Joanthecutey, I agree, you are so logical, much respect for you ma'm.

a 30 year old should NEVER abuse a 80 year old

as well as a 80 year old should NEVER abuse a 30 year old

the bottom line is that no one should abuse no one. All of you who make (one sided opinions about the elderly need to all grow up!)

old people can be the abusers too you know that? the laws of today are becoming more in favor of old people because of agiesm, and that is a sin!