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von Heydrich, Levente; Schiamberg, Lawrence B.; Chee, Grace – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2012
Annually in the United States, 1 to 5 million older adults, 65 and above, are physically or sexually injured or mistreated by their caregivers in family settings. This study examined the prevalence and risk factors involved in elder physical abuse by adult child caregivers, moving from the immediate elderly parent/adult child relationship context…
Descriptors: Risk, Mental Health, Adolescents, Interpersonal Relationship
Dubin, Bettina Adelberg; And Others – 1988
The family is the primary source of support and caregiving for the frail, dependent elder, providing emotional support, logistical services, supplemental finances, and the link to the outside community for the homebound elder. The caregiving systems of 84 of Texas's Adult Protective Services' (APS) cases were examined. The definition of neglect…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Case Studies, Elder Abuse, Family Caregivers