Schumer: Few federal safeguards in place to protect upstate senior citizens
Friday, February 29th, 2008.
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer Wednesday revealed that despite a growing number of senior citizens in upstate New York who are victimized by financial scams, physical abuse and neglect, there is currently an absence of safeguards in place to protect seniors.
Fueled by the baby boomer generation growing older, upstate New York in 2007 was home to at least 8,693 reported cases of elder abuse. Ninety-three of those cases were reported in Herkimer County, with Fulton and Montgomery counties reporting 99 and 43 cases, respectively.
Schumer, armed with data provided by the state Office of Children and Family Services, shined light on the issue of senior citizens increasingly suffering financial exploitation that can jeopardize life savings and physical abuse and neglect that can endanger their physical welfare.
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