Elder Abuse

Elder abuse is the physical, emotional, financial, sexual mistreatment or neglect of older adults. The term is also interchangeable with elderly abuse.

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Alaska: Elder Abuse Data and Statistics

Anchorage Municipality has the greatest number of reported and unreported cases of elder abuse, accounting for nearly 40% of all of Alaska’s cases, according to EADaily.com estimates.   Matanuska-Susitna and Fairbanks North Star boroughs have the …



Elder Abuse Data and Statistics

There are nearly 6 million cases of elder abuse every year.  That’s approximately one case every five seconds.  Unfortunately, many of these cases will go unreported. According to EADaily.com’s projections, California continues to be …



California: Elder Abuse Data and Statistics

EADaily.com estimates that Los Angeles County, CA, has approximately 160,000 cases of elder and nursing home abuse every year, with most of these cases going unreported.  LA County alone represents over 25% of all cases …