Assess the situation below on suspicion of elder abuse. Justify your decisions and actions by using and referencing resources and ethics code.

Teresa is 80 years old, she has lost her husband recently after her husband's demise she came to stay with her daughter and son-in-law. She had a good and comfortable life with her husband; she had enjoyed her life fully.

Now she is being ill-treated by her daughter, she does not provide her food; she does not look after her personal needs.

Diagnosis; She had a full and happy life with her husband, now she is deprived of her home, she is getting ill-treated by her daughter and son-in-law, this environment has developed depression and hopelessness feeling in her because now she is old and depends on her daughter and her husband. As she is not getting any attention and proper food from her daughter she has become thin and shows a lack of interest in life. She is hurt because she is getting ill-treatment from her own daughter, whom she would have taken care of when she was born. She is suffering from hurt feelings. As she looks disheveled it shows she does not take care of her physical appearance or she does not have the means to buy for herself. She is thin maybe because of starvation. As she is economically dependent on her daughter, her helplessness has increased.