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| A review on elder care and mistreatment in Macao | | Author(s) | Derrick C K Tam, Eilo W Y Yu, Anise M S Wu |
| Journal title | Journal of Adult Protection, vol 16, no 5, 2014 |
| Publisher | Emerald, 2014 |
| Pages | pp 294-306 |
| Source | www.emeraldinsight.com/jap.htm |
| Keywords | Elder abuse ; Social policy ; Services ; China. |
| Annotation | Mistreatment of older people is a neglected issue in Macao's elder policy. The purpose of this paper is to review the current elder policy as well as legislation on the prevention and management of elder mistreatment in Macao and to provide practical suggestions to improve the situation. This paper reviews government documents and statistics on elder services and policy of Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) government. The authors interviewed frontline social workers for the phenomenon of elder mistreatment in Macao as well as the issues and problems in handling abuse cases. The authors argue that the MSAR government has paid attention to financial aid to its senior citizens. In terms of elder care services, the government outsources various elder care services to nonprofit organisations and other private bodies. However, this public-private partnership approach cannot adequately coordinate service providers to prevent and manage elder mistreatment. Furthermore, Macao-mainland integration has encouraged more and more older people to stay in mainland China. Stronger government initiatives are needed to collaborate with Macao society, as well as mainland authorities, regarding the mistreatment of Macao elders. There are very few studies on elder mistreatment in Macao. This paper aims to draw the attention of Macao government and public as well as academics to the issue. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150626219 A |
| Classmark | QNT: TM2: I: 7DC |
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