Results from national prevalence survey suggests elder abuse in Ireland affects over 10,000 people

Elder abuse is increasingly recognised as a violation of human rights. However, it remains one of the most hidden forms of inter-family conflicts within many societies. Despite over 20 years of elder abuse prevalence research, there is still a lack of consensus around what constitutes elder abuse and how it is measured. The latest study from Ireland ‘Elder abuse and neglect in Ireland, results from a national prevalence survey’, published in Age and Ageing, has found that the prevalence of overall abuse and neglect in community dwelling people aged 65 or older was 2.2% in the previous 12 months.

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