Thankfully, We Now Have Many Laws To Protect The Elderly From Abuse In A Variety Of Settings. However, Laws Are Worthless, If The People For Whom They Are Intended To Help Are Unaware Of Them
Over the last 20 years, federal and state legislatures have drafted many laws with the intention of protecting the most vulnerable members of our society-- they elderly. As the laws accumulate, it is important to know what laws apply to particular situations of abuse or mistreatment and how to properly apply them to particular situations. What is elder abuse? Elder abuse is the abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation of elderly persons. Older adults are particularly vulnerable to this type of abuse because of their isolation, illness, or fear. In the United States, an estimated 1 to 2 million Americans age...
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