Seniors who neglect themselves, risking their own health and safety, tend to be individuals with limited social networks and little social engagement, according to a study by Rush University Medical Center.

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center will create a New York City Elder Abuse Center in order to improve intervention and treatment for elder abuse cases in the New York City area. The first center in the New York area to focus on coordinating elder abuse cases, the Center has received grants totaling $375,250 – $300,000 [...]

A third of family carers report significant abusive behaviour towards people with dementia, and half report some abusive behaviour, according to a study published on bmj.com today.

Excessive police violence is evident in the types of injury and trauma emergency care doctors are treating in the US, indicates research published in Emergency Medicine Journal.
The findings are based on 315 responses to a representative survey of 393 academic emergency care doctors across the USA.

Older women who have experienced abusive relationships are to be given a voice as part of a University of Nottingham study.
Up to 40 women aged over 65 who have lived through domestic abuse will be interviewed about their experiences by researchers from the University’s School of Nursing.