Every person should get the opportunity to live a long and healthy life. Improved health facilities have helped in achieving longevity but healthy aging is still a difficult phenomenon to achieve. Old age is a part of life which a human being cannot refute even if they want to. As the physical and emotional health in later life declines, the increasing dependency on others results in older persons being exposed to the risk of being mistreated, neglected, abused, and several crimes. Living alone adds to the suffering. Crimes against elderly are on rise; elder abuse has become a widespread social problem. Apart from these, more than infirmity, loneliness and social isolation are killing our elderly. This chapter highlights the plight of the elderly in our society and suggests some preventive measures to cope up with the situation.