One of the drawbacks was that the study did not focus on explaining the causes of
abuse and neglect. Recently the Straits Times (11/02/04, 13/02/04) reported that each
year 100 cases of elder abuse and neglect surface in hospitals and welfare agencies. It
was only recently that the subject of elder abuse and neglect has gained growing
recognition in Singapore due to the rapid ageing of the population. Similarly, research
work on this subject is only gaining momentum over the recent years, unlike the
voluminous literature found in the west.