The World Health Organisation defines elder abuse as something that happens where there is a relationship of trust between an older person and another person, and the other person does something that causes harm or distress to the older person.
The Silver Rainbow program aims to improve the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people as they age and enter the Australian aged care system.
The factsheet below is one of ten created as part of the Silver Rainbow program to provide guidance for aged care workers on how to support LGBT people in aged care.
You can access all of the Silver Rainbow factsheets here:
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