Citation

Zannettino L, Bagshaw D, Wendt S, Adams V. J. Elder Abuse Negl. 2014; 27(1): 74-89.

Affiliation

a Finders University, School of Nursing and Midwifery , Sturt Road, Bedford Park, South Australia 5042 , Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/08946566.2014.976895

PMID

25343720

Abstract

While the literature acknowledges that older people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) communities are particularly susceptible to financial abuse by their family members, there is a dearth of research that explores the nature of CaLD older people's vulnerability to this form of abuse. This case study examines unique dynamics shaping this form of abuse and demonstrates how emotional vulnerability and dependence, exacerbated by cultural and linguistic disconnection, can place older people at risk.

Language: en