Senior Citizens are abused by their children, public, owners of Old Age Homes, Nursing Home authories etc.
They are abused as they are defenseless, vulnerable, weak, immobile, and suffer from impaired memory.
Abuse could be physical, financial, neglect, verbal, intimidation, coersion to hand over property etc. Is there any mandatory reporting requirements of such cases of abuse? If yes what are they? If not, should we have them in place? For example is there nay law asking Old Age Home Manager to report cases of elder abuse - if yes who should be informed and how? In the west this is common practice.
Vyasamoorthy
