Bullying elderly over property or land increased

INCREASING numbers of elderly people are being bullied into signing over their property or land by abusive carers or relatives, an expert on elder abuse told a conference yesterday.

He also said the HSE has committed itself to employing up to 32 senior case workers over the next year who will work exclusively on the growing problem of elder abuse.

There are no definite figures on the extent of elder abuse in this country but it is believed up to 20,000 people could be suffering.