Sunday, June 14, 2009

Major Increase in Maltreatment of Elderly


The number of complaints about the maltreatment of the elderly increased by 81% in 2008 to 662 cases. These data come from various sources. Movisie, a consultancy center, said that the perpetrators are often people who are close to the elderly person, such as a spouse, children, neighbors or caregivers. www.trouw.nl/nieuws/nederland/article2785105.ece/Forse_toename_meldingen_ouderenmishandeling.html

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