Elder Abuse

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Elder Abuse

• Jessica van Waardenburg

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Types of Elder Abuse

• Physical Abuse
• Sexual Abuse
• Emotional/ Psychological Abuse
• Neglect
• Abandonment
• Financial/Material Exploitation
• Self- neglect

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Categories of abuse

• Domestic
• Perpetrated by someone who has a relationship
  with the elder such as a family member, spouse,
  or caregiver.
• Occurs within the home of the elder.
• Self-neglect
• Excludes those who are self-neglecting due to
  mental illness.
• Institutional
• Geriatric Care Facilities
• Prisons

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The Graying of the prison Population

• Inmates can be considered elderly in their upon
  reaching age 50
• The actual age depends on the state and/or the
  correctional facility because there are no
  standards.
• Three groups
• Prisoners who age while incarcerated
• Effects many due to changes in sentencing laws.
• Prisoners sentenced at older ages
• Constitutes 50 of elderly inmates.
• Aging recidivists

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Reasons they are more at risk

• Lack of access to healthcare
• Chronic illness
• Mental illness (incl. Alzheimer's Dementia)
• End of life care
• Lack of preventative care
• Proper education
• Exercise
• Healthy Eating
• Vulnerable to victimization
• Re-entry into society much more difficult.

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Issues to Ponder

• Integration vs. Segregation
• Institutional setting vs. Non-custodial settings
• POPS-Project for Older Prisoners
• Cost of providing health care.
• 60-70,000 per elderly inmate in to 27,000 per
  person in the general population.

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Specialized Care

• Oregon State Correctional Institution, Unit 13
• Protective environment for elderly inmates with
  functional needs.
• State Correctional Institution at Laurel
  Highlands, Pennsylvania
• Specialized prison for elderly inmates.
• Marysville, Ohio Womens Correctional Facility
• Provides education on the aging process
• Pre-release planning
• Gardening Club

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Questions?
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References

• Gillilland, M. (2007). Continuing Education
  Elder Abuse. The Journal of Practical Nursing,
  57(3), 5-9.
• Stojkovic, S. (2007). Elderly Prisoners A
  Growing and Forgotten Group Within Correctional
  Systems Vulnerable to Elder Abuse Electronic
  version. Journal of Elder Abuse Neglect,
  19(3/4). doi 10.1300/J084v19n03_06.
• United States Administration on Aging. National
  Center on Elder Abuse. Major Types of Elder
  Abuse. Retrieved November 20, 2008 from
  http//www.ncea.aoa.gov/NCEAroot/Main_Site/FAQ/Bas
  ics/Types_Of_Abuse.aspx.
• U.S. Department of Justice. National Institute of
  Corrections. Correctional Healthcare Addressing
  the Needs of the Elderly, Chronically Ill, and
  Terminally Ill Inmates. Retrieved November 20,
  2008 from http//www.nicic.org/pubs/2004/018735.p
  df.