What is the nature of these service shortfalls and how do these service limitations potentially impact older adults' "quality of life" outcomes in both the short- and long-term?
1. Lack of elderly population abuse prevention mechanisms
2. Lack of elder population neglect prevention mechanisms
3. Lack of culturally relevant elderly care programs
4. Lack of enough physicians to take care of the elderly population
5. Lack of elderly-population empowerment programs
Lack of elderly population abuse prevention mechanisms
A review of literature indicates serious "gaps" in the mechanisms used in the prevention of elderly population abuse cases. Even though the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act clearly indicate that all suspected cases of abuse directed against the elderly population be reported, very little efforts exist at the establishment of hotlines to be used in reporting these cases. This means that very few cases of abuse are reported. This gap in the aging-related programs has provided a leeway that has seen million of older persons subjected to abuse in the community, in their homes as well as in the care homes. It is worth noting that some older persons may be the perpetrators of violence against other older persons. The counseling services for the abused elderly are also limited. This is partly due to "gaps" in the existing programs as well as a general lack of counseling professionals/practitioners who are trained to work with the elderly population. The service providers too may be the ones who fail to investigate and even note cases of older person abuse by visitors, staff or peers. The impacts of these mechanisms on quality of life are realized in the long-term.
Lack of elder population neglect prevention mechanisms
A review of literature indicates that the elderly abuse and neglect go hand in hand. Just as in the abuse cases, even though the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act clearly indicate that all suspected cases of neglect directed against the elderly population be reported, very little efforts exist at the establishment of hotlines to be used in reporting these cases. This means that very few cases of neglect are reported. This gap in the aging-related programs has provided a leeway that has seen million of older persons subjected to neglect in the community, in their homes as well as in the care homes. It is worth noting that some older persons may be the perpetrators of violence against other older persons. The counseling services for the neglected elderly are also limited. This is partly due to "gaps" in the existing programs as well as a general lack of counseling professionals/practitioners who are trained to work with the elderly population. The service providers too may be the ones who fail to investigate and even note cases of older person neglect by family. The impacts of these mechanisms on the quality of life are realized in the short-term.
Lack of culturally relevant elderly care programs
A review of literature indicates that the care programs that are aimed at improving the quality of life of the older persons must be suited to their social, ethnic and racial perspectives. It is quite clear that most of the programs are developed for the older population...
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