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Children Talk About Dementia/Alzheimers and Aging Family Members
When talking about Alzheimers or dementia we often focus on the caregiver of the aging family member. This video takes a look at how dementia affects the children who don’t understand why their grandparents don’t remember their names or why they no longer remember how to perform simple tasks.
This video is from the Alzheimer’s Society.
Elder Abuse Is A Crime
Did you know that elder abuse is often under reported. Did you know that most elder abuse is committed by a family member or someone they know. Do you know why I am writing about this? Of course you don’t.
Yesterday I spoke with a friend of mine who had just returned from out of town after attending their grandmother’s funeral. The grandmother was 88 years old and was cared for by her son. I was quite disturbed by some of the things that were shared about the grandmother’s care by a family member who was a known drug addict.
When I started this blog, I wanted to keep it positive and upbeat. But there are some things that must be shared about the dark and ugly side of caregiving. This video is simply entitled Elder Abuse and is the work of Skewerblue. After viewing the video, please take a look at the statistics below. I’ll come back in a later post to follow up on this topic.
The following statistics are from http://www.karisable.com/elderabuse.htm
American’s over the age of 50 years represent 30% of our population, 12% of our murder victims and 7% of other serious and violent crime victims.
90% of elder abuse and neglect incidents are by known perpetrators, usually family members, 2/3rds are adult children or spouses. 42% of murder victims over 60 were killed by their own offspring. Spouses were the perpetrators in 24% of family murders of persons over 60.The eldest of our seniors, 80 years and older, are abused and neglected at 2 – 3 times the proportion of all other senior citizens. – Bureau of Justice Statistics
Elder abuse is a crime and should be reported.
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Caregiver Burnout – Don’t Let It Happen to You!
Yesterday I wrote about how my family shares caregiving responsibilities. Caregiver statistics show that it is important for caregivers to have and accept help from friends and family members so they don’t burnout. Some caregivers are fortunate enough to have family and friends who help with caregiving responsibilities, but there are many caregivers who want, need and are begging for help. Burnout for these exhausted caregivers is right around the corner.
