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• What is elder abuse?
• I live with my daughter and her husband. My son-in-law works very hard, so he is often tired and moody. Lately he has been doing things like pulling my hair and leaving me in my room all day without food when my daughter is out. He even punched me once. I think it must be because he is tired, but is this normal?
• Is there any identifiable reason why abuse of older adults occurs?
• Is abuse of older adults easy to detect?
• Where can I get more information about abuse of older adults?

Funding for this section was provided by the Department of Justice Canada and the Alberta Law Foundation.

see also:

• More Abuse of Older Adults FAQs

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