Every year, on the 15th of June, the global community observes World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD), a day dedicated to raising consciousness about a grave and often hidden social injustice — the abuse and mistreatment of older persons.
A total of 58 per cent of city’s elderly women do not feel financially secure. Sixty-seven per cent accept that elder abuse exists in society, even though only seven per cent have experienced it, among the lowest abuse figures in the country, as per the survey.
The elderly women population has no financial independence. Once the husband is dead, the children neglect their mothers. In some families, there are also financial constraints, which leads them to stop their intervention.
Digital literacy is beneficial for older people, especially those who live alone, are separated from their children or grand kids, have mobility issues, or prefer to age independently
He was addressing a programme on the occasion of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.
A societal issue that isn't given the impetus it deserves, the Wishes and Blessings team has been keenly sensitive towards it for a long time and in order to reach out to those who needed aid the most, they established their first old age home “Mann Ka Tilak” in 2018.
