She Knew What Was Coming. Nobody Saw the Signs | Hidden Safeguarding: Abuse in Older Age

<p>To anyone watching, it was an ordinary action. But to his wife, it meant something very different.</p><p><br></p><p>She knew she&#39;d broken a rule. She knew there would be consequences.</p><p><br></p><p>Yet the professional visiting their home had witnessed this behaviour many times before understanding what it really meant.</p><p><br></p><p>It poses a serious question - how often are we looking straight at the signs of abuse without recognising them?</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of Safeguarding Redefined, Chris East is joined by Carrie Bower, Domestic Abuse in Later Life Specialist, to explore the hidden reality of domestic abuse in older age.</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Why do we assume an older person has simply fallen?</li><p><br></p></ul><ul><li>Why are older victims so often overlooked?</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>And how can abuse become so normalised that even those witnessing it fail to recognise the signs?</li></ul><p><br></p><p>From decades of coercive control and abuse by adult children to financial exploitation and the dangerous assumptions we make about ageing, this conversation challenges us to question what we think we know.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Content warning: </strong>This episode discusses domestic abuse, coercive control, familial abuse, physical violence and financial exploitation.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Connect with Carrie Bower: </strong></p><p><br><br><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/carrie-bower-0a18b0171/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><br></a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Producers of this episode: Chris East, Leah East</strong></p><p><strong>Host of this episode: Chris East</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Useful Links: </strong></p><ul><li><p><a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/cornerstonesafeguarding"><u>https://buymeacoffee.com/cornerstonesafeguarding</u></a>  - Every coffee you buy helps us keep creating practical tools and content for safeguarding professionals like you</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>To find out more about Cornerstone Safeguarding - <a href="http://www.cornerstonesafeguarding.co.uk"><u>www.CornerstoneSafeguarding.co.uk</u></a> </p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Email us at Cornerstone: <a href="mailto:info@cornerstonesafeguarding.co.uk"><u>info@cornerstonesafeguarding.co.uk</u></a></p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Book in a meeting to discuss your safeguarding needs: </p></li></ul><p><a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/appointments/schedules/AcZssZ0ZwllED1_R0eAmzurUNbXW6dk92TtCp9BE