Eight cases of elder abuse reported every day, says HSE

Around eight cases of elder abuse are reported every day to the HSE, it has emerged.

A record 2,592 referrals of abuse cases were received by the HSE elder abuse service last year, up 5% on 2013.

Psychological abuse was the most frequently reported form of abuse, at 29%, while one in five referrals (21%) related to financial abuse.