Elder abuse complaints in Ireland have more than doubled in three years, reaching 7,500 cases, prompting calls for adult safeguarding legislation. The organization supporting older individuals links the rise in abuse cases to the housing crisis, which leaves older adults susceptible to dangerous living conditions and neglect. Many younger adults are living longer with their parents, exacerbating the likelihood of elder abuse. Specific data reveals the types of abuse faced by older adults, emphasizing psychological, physical, and financial abuse as significant issues.
Inadequate housing often exacerbates the risk of abuse and neglect among older people, leaving them exposed to precarious living conditions and vulnerable to exploitation.
The current housing crisis, which is resulting in adults living at home with their older parents for longer, can create the conditions for elder abuse to occur.
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