Any aging person can be a victim of elder abuse, regardless of their gender and cultural background. Although proving the existence of abuse in the elderly can be difficult, I provide expertise and a track record of uncovering it when it does, and providing evidence.
Many older people come to depend on the care of others, whether in a nursing home or hospital setting, or in their own home through community support workers or domiciliary nurses. This dependence can make them especially vulnerable to abuse or neglect by those they should be able to trust.
As with other forms of abuse, victims of elder abuse may be unwilling to speak out, and or may be too scared or too weak to do so. I can investigate family members’ concerns into abuse, and give a voice to elderly victims who can’t speak out themselves.
Elder abuse has been defined by the World Health Organisation as “a single or repeated act or lack of appropriate action, occurring within any relationship where there is an expectation of trust, which causes harm or distress to an older person”.
This abuse may be deliberate or unintentional, and unfortunately, friends and relatives are often the culprits.
Regardless of how or why it occurs, there is never any excuse for elder abuse.
As the longest serving private investigator in Australia, you can have complete confidence in my ability to investigate, assess and verify abuse against your loved ones so you can take action.
