I have enjoyed reading your post, Lisa. The elderly population is vulnerable to abuse and neglect. Determining elder mistreatment may not always be a simple process. Therefore, a devised assessment, such as the elder instrument assessment tool can be helpful in determining signs of abuse and neglect (Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, 2012). Elder mistreatment has a strong correlation with caregiver strain. Caring for an elderly family member may become increasingly difficult. Therefore, the elder assessment instrument toll allows the health care provider to examine all the factors surrounding elder mistreatment (Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, 2012). Using the assessment instrument tool, Nurse Practitioner Donna McCabe was