elder abuse awareness day Archives

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,