It is relatively lacking of attention on the elder abuse issues than on the issues of long term care for elderly and community caring system development in the welfare system for the old. Besides, there is more focusing on the issues of child and women protection than elder protection in the Family Violence Prevention systems. However, there is a need of empirical research to provide a solid foundation of definitions, types, and screening instruments of elderly abuse. In addition, to solve the elderly abuse problem drawing from the study of elderly abuse risk factors and indicators is the better way to provide future treatment and prevention networks. The aim of this study is to identify the current risk of elder abuse in Taiwan, and by using a solid elder abuse screening instrument to provide critical information about this issue. It is our hope that this article could raise awareness of elder abuse to related professionals and the society as a whole. Finally, the implications for research, practice and policy of elder abuse were discussed.