Abuse of older people is at “unprecedented levels” according to a leading charity. The charity calculates that this equates to 2.7 million victims across the UK. In March, Hourglass warned that isolation and lockdown would act like a “pressure cooker” for the abuse of older people. More than a third of people did not believe that “inappropriate sexual acts directed at older people” counted as abuse. “The abuse of older people is a significant problem and one that regrettably slips under the radar all too often.”

Source: The Guardian November 29, 2020 08:26 UTC