.According to the National Council on Aging, NCOA, approximately 1 in 10 Americans aged 60+ have experienced some form of elder abuse. Some estimates range as high as 5 million elders who are abused each year. One study estimated that only 1 in 14 cases of abuse are reported to authorities. In Massachusetts, elder abuse can include neglect and financial exploitation in addition to other forms of physical and emotional abuse.
Elder abuse in Massachusetts is growing at an alarming rate. The Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs, EOEA, reported 9,799 confirmed abuse and neglect cases in 2017. Nearly 1,300 of those cases involved financial abuse or exploitation.
It is the mission of our Elder Abuse Task Force to establish partnerships with local senior centers and outreach workers to provide our communities with services and awareness concerning the abuse that targets our senior citizens.
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