id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-6257 Elder abuse - Wikipedia .html text/html 5491 622 55 Common needs that older adults may deny themselves or ignore include the following: sustenance (food or water); cleanliness (bathing and personal hygiene); adequate clothing for climate protection; proper shelter; adequate safety; clean and healthy surroundings; medical attention for serious illness; and essential medications.[10] Self-neglect is often created by an individual's declining mental awareness or capability. For example, Hybrid Financial Exploitation (HFE)[19] abusive individuals are more likely to be a relative, chronically unemployed, and dependent on the elderly person.[20] Additionally, past studies have estimated that between 16% and 38% of all elder abusers have a history of mental illness. At the sociocultural level, a representation of an older person as weak and dependent, lack of funds to pay for care, elderly people who need assistance but live alone, and destruction of bonds between the generation of a family are possible factors in elder abuse.[25] ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-6257.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-6257.txt