What is Elder Abuse, why does it happen and where can I go for help?
In Search of Solutions : Every personevery man, woman, and childdeserves to be treated with respect and with caring. Every personno matter how young or how olddeserves to be safe from harm by those who live with them, care for them, or come in day-to-day contact with them. Older people today are more visible, more active, and more independent than ever before. They are living longer and in better health. But as the population of older Americans grows, so does the hidden problem of elder abuse, exploitation, and neglect. Every year an estimated 2.1 million older Americans are victims of physical, psychological, or other forms of abuse and neglect. Those statistics may not tell the whole story. For every case of elder abuse and neglect that is reported to authorities, experts estimate that there may be as many as five cases that have not been reported. Recent research suggests that elders who have been abused tend to die earlier than those who are not abused, even in the absence of chron
