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One in five older people in the UK have been abused, poll finds – The Guardian
Coronavirus has made the problem even worse as vulnerable people lose contact with friends, neighbours and the outside world
Abuse of older people is at unprecedented levels according to a leading charity.
Hourglass, formerly Action on Elder Abuse, said polling that it had commissioned suggested as many as one in five people in the UK over the age of 65 have been abused. The charity calculates that this equates to 2.7 million victims across the UK.
Previous estimates have put the figure significantly lower. The World Health Organization estimates that globally one in six people aged 60 and older experienced some form…
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