Violence and the Elderly
- Over 2 million elders are abused every year. ( National Aging Resource Center on Elder Abuse, 1999)
- Victims of elder abuse often live with
their abusers. Two-thirds of abusers are family members.
(National Aging Resource Center on Elder Abuse, 1999)
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The majority of the victims of elder
abuse are females aged 75 and older. (National Aging Resource Center
on Elder Abuse, 1999)
- Only one in 14 cases of elder abuse are reported to authorities.
(House Select Committee on Aging, 1994)
- Our oldest elders (80+) are abused and
neglected at two to three times their proportion of the elderly
population. (National Elder Abuse Incidence Study: Final
Report, American Public Human Services Association, 1998)
- Substance abuse is the most frequently
cited risk factor associated with elder abuse, affecting both victims and
perpetrators. (National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse, 2002)
