According to the Administration on Aging, there will be a “significant increase over the next 30-40 years in the number of elderly persons.” Unfortunately, increases will also occur in the number of senior citizens suffering financial abuse. Financial abuse is the number one form of abuse currently perpetrated on seniors. Adult Protective Services reports that […]
Who’s Hurting Grandma?
WRITTEN BY: Donna Green, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Erie County, green.308@osu.edu
REVIEWED BY: Betsy DeMatteo, Extension Educator, Family & Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension
SOURCES:
- http://www.preventelderabuse.org/elderabuse/fin_abuse.html
- http://www.nij.gov/topics/crime/elder-abuse/Pages/financial-exploitation.aspx
- http://www.napsa-now.org/policy-advocacy/world-elder-abuse-awareness-day/
- http://www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/Aging_Statistics/future_growth/aging21/health.aspx