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4 Critical Tools for Children to Help Aging Parents Avoid Harm This National World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

Many of us do not realize what an epidemic elder abuse has become. Unfortunately, new research tells us that one in ten Older Americans over the age of 60 has experienced some form of abuse. Abuse can happen to anyone regardless of race, religious beliefs, age, or a myriad of other factors, and it happens

What did you do for World Elder Abuse Awareness Day?

Today, June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. Each year hundreds of thousands of older persons are abused‬, ‪‎neglected‬, and ‪‎exploited‬. Many ‪‎victims‬ are people who are older, frail, and vulnerable and cannot help themselves and depend on others to meet their most basic needs. Abusers of older adults are both women and men,