It's different for men and women. There has been a very slow increase, a gradual increase in the trend of senior abuse. For senior women who are victims of violence, by and large it is a spouse or intimate partner committing the violence. I don't know if you've heard the expression “spousal violence growing old”, but it's that sort of phenomenon. In the case of senior men who are abused, it's often by acquaintances, friends, or their children. In the case of senior women who are abused, there is a fairly significant portion who are abused by their sons.
On May 30th, 2006. See this statement in context.