The increase in life expectancy, decline in fertility have increased the proportion of elderly (aged 65 nad over) and old (above 80 years) almost in all populations accros the world. In this contekst family relations among generations are of atmost importance in the society. Although diverse in structure and functions - concerning closeness, flexibility and communication family represents "latent network" that can be activated to provide support and well-being for all family members. Longevity of parents, grandparents and great grandparents can have potentially negative consequence. Longer years of shared lives involve protracted years of caregiving of dependet elders and can involve protracted conflicts leading to abuse. Presented research of well-being of elderly indicate intergenerational relations in family. Unbalanced, inflexible comunications can lead to ambivalence, conflicts, neglect or abuse. Using comparative research design, probability sample of 912 unit of analysis first goal of investigation was to measure the dimensions of intergenerational cooperation, social network of support, corelates of well-being and sources of stress and conflicts. The second goal of research was to identify the qualitatively and quantitatively elders at risk of abuse, neglect and exploitation. As sample frames were used police, centers of social care and health profesionals documentation. Since the violence is result of complex interaction of numerous factors its causes are analysed on four levels: individual, family relations, community and socitety - ecological model. Using the results of the research on elderly abuse the model of prevention was introduced following four dimensions.

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