Elderly Abuse in a COVID 19 Era

Abstract

It can sometimes be hard to imagine that anyone would want to harm an elderly person, but unfortunately, elderly abuse does occur. With a rising world population of aged persons and a rise in lifespan, the neglect of the aged is a growing and significant issue affecting the health and human rights of the elderly. It is projected that the world population of those 60 years of age and older will cross around 1.2 billion by 2025 and more than 2 billion by 2050 due to improved healthcare (UNDESA, 2013). In Ghana, the elderly population is also expected to rise by 2.5 million by 2025 to 6 million by 2050. (Ngnenbe, 2015).