Elder abuse is becoming “increasingly common” according to two organisations working with older people. Data is piling up. Minister for Seniors Ayesha Verrall says one in 10 older people experience elder abuse in New Zealand. Age Concern says it received around 825 referrals to cases of elder abuse in the 12 months to June 2022, Read more
Pope Francis appealed Wednesday for greater support for people suffering from Alzheimer’s and their carers, saying those with the disease were often abused. Sufferers “are often victims of violence, mistreatment and abuse that crushes their dignity,” Francis said during his weekly general audience at the Vatican, in a message to mark World Alzheimer’s Day on Read more
It is easy to forget, when meeting older people in our lives – parents, grandparents and others – that they are so much more than what we see in front of us. As we age, we become the accumulation of a life’s worth of wisdom and experience. Unfortunately, the price of that wisdom is too Read more