Aging in place: Legislators’ goal: Keeping senior citizens in their homes as long as possible
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007.
Scranton, PA – Elder abuse is a term referring to any knowing, intentional or negligent act by a caregiver or any other person that causes harm or a serious risk of harm to a vulnerable adult. Broadly defined, elder abuse may be physical, emotional, sexual, financial exploitation, neglect, and abandonment.
Similar to other types of abuse, no one is sure how prevalent elder abuse is since, by its nature, it usually remains hidden.
But a 1998 National Elder Abuse Incidence Study confirmed what experts have long believed: Reported elder abuse cases make up on the “tip of the iceberg.”
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