Mister Poll: Your opinion on elderly abuse

Do you believe that elderly abuse is a big problem in the United States?

Yes

No

Which type of elderly abuse do you think is most common?

Physical

Emotional

Financial

Sexual

What do you believe is the leading cause of elderly abuse?

Uneducated people taking care of them

They cause too much work for people

The caregivers get to stressed out

The dependency between the elder and caregiver is too much for the caregiver to handle

Do you think that there is a way to completely stop elderly abuse?

Yes

No

What do you think is the best way to eliminate elderly abuse?

Nursing homes

Education on elderly abuse

Doing background checks before handing over the elder to the caregiver

Doing random check ups on elders who are in the care of other people

How good of a job do you think nursing homes do in helping the problem of elderly abuse?

1 Not very

2

3 A decent job

4

5 Very good