Many state senior abuse cases go unreported
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008.
Oklahoma City, OK - Officials with Adult Protective Services says the number of elderly Oklahomans being abused is rising about 3% a year.
Paul Needham with the agency said at the Oklahoma Conference on Aging in Midwest City that elderly abuse is often a hidden crime because so many are abused by their own relatives.
Nursing home advocate Renee Johnson of Wilburton says in one case the grandchildren of a southeast Oklahoma woman moved into her home and established a meth lab.
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