Elders living alone with abuser more likely to endure severe mistreatment
Thursday, March 3, 2016 - 13:10
in Psychology & Sociology
A new study examining elder abuse-released has found that older adult victims living alone with their abuser were up to four times more likely to endure more severe levels of mistreatment. The study suggests that the addition of non-perpetrators also living in the home played a protective function to buffer severity.