Abuse of Older Adults in the Northern Rivers of NSW: Community Awareness Survey  

A community awareness survey about the abuse of older adults in the Northern Rivers of NSW was completed by one hundred and twenty-nine participants ranging in age from 18 to 85. Most respondents came from the Grafton, Tweed, Alstonville and Ballina areas.

More than ninety per cent of respondents had completed tertiary or secondary education and reported income levels ranging from less than $10,000 to more than $90,000 with the majority falling between $10,000 and $30, 000. More than seventy per cent of respondents reported having contact with older persons on a weekly basis.

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Abuse of Older Adults in the Northern Rivers of NSW: Service Provider Survey
A survey about the abuse of older adults in the Northern Rivers of NSW was completed by representatives of forty-three Service Providers from Tweed Heads in the north to Grafton in the south. Most agencies covered the Richmond and Tweed areas, with the majority of respondents representing HACC, ACAT and other welfare services. Thirty three per cent of responding agencies had encountered cases of older adult abuse, including agencies such as hospitals, domestic violence services and indigenous services. The criterion that was used most often by respondents to define ‘older adult’ was ‘age’.

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Abuse of Older Adults in the Northern Rivers of NSW: Service Provider Survey