15 Jun 2023| 06:26am ISTOVER HALF OF GOA’S SENIOR CITIZENS HAVE BEEN PHYSICALLY ABUSED45 per cent of senior citizens who face abuses do nothing; 58 per cent of elderly women worry about getting physically harmedTeam HeraldMARGAO: The numbers are alarming. Nearly 55 per cent of the elderly have been also physically abused in Goa In addition, 15 per cent of senior citizens (which could include those who have also been physically abused) have been abused with disrespect and 5 per cent by neglecting them. 45 per cent of senior citizens who face the abuses do nothingThe report on abuses of senior citizens further revealed that nearly 45 per cent of senior citizens who face the abuses do nothing and hardly 2 per cent take support from an NGO. At the same time, nearly 11 per cent of elderly women don't feel safe and secure in the neighbourhood area. "More and more senior citizens, especially women, should come on the platform of senior citizen association and form a self-support system", he stated.

Source: The Herald June 15, 2023 06:00 UTC