This Fact Sheet is for anyone who would like to know more about what they can do to help an older person who may be experiencing violence, being mistreated, or abused. It outlines what you can do and where you can go for further information.
Older people have the right to live in safety, to be treated with dignity and respect and to make their own decisions. Some older people in our community are denied these rights through elder abuse, often by those who are closest to them.
Elder abuse is any mistreatment of an older person. The older person may have a relationship of trust with the abuser. The abuser could be a family member, a friend, carer, or neighbour whom the older person depends on for care and support. The abuse can be financial, psychological, emotional, physical or sexual. It can also involve the deliberate social isolation or neglect of the older person. More than one type of abuse may be occurring at the same time. Elder abuse can mean an older person may lose control over their assets or the ability to make decisions for themselves.
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