What is the most common type of elder abuse?
ANSWER According to figures from the National Center on Elder Abuse, neglect is the most common form of elder maltreatment, and its incidence grew dramatically between 1990 (47 percent) and 1994 (58.5 percent). Physical abuse in 1994 accounting for 15.7 percent of cases (down from 20.2 percent in 1990), while financial exploitation represented 12.3 percent of substantiated reports (down from 17.3 percent in 1990).
