Scope of the Problem Elder abuse is a major public health problem. Gender Women are more likely to be abused than men. In fact, the NCVC found that 66% of elder abuse victims were women. The National Council on Aging (NCOA) estimates that up to 5 million older people experience abuse each year.
In most states, specific professionals are designated as mandatory reporters of elder abuse and are required by law to report suspected cases of elder abuse. In nearly 90 percent of incidents of elder abuse and neglect with a known perpetrator, the perpetrator is a family member and two-thirds of the perpetrators are children or adult spouses. The feasibility of scaling the achievement of goals to measure case resolution in adult protective services intervention for elder abuse and neglect. The Elder Justice Act (EJA) is federal legislation that addresses elder abuse, neglect and exploitation.
One of the most disturbing statistics on nursing home abuse and neglect is that the NCVC found that for every reported elder abuse case, 24 are not. The oldest elderly in the country (80 years or older) are abused and neglected two or three times more than the proportion of the elderly population. The first National Elder Abuse Incidence Study, conducted by the National Elder Abuse Center for the Administration for Children and Families and the Administration on Aging, U. Fortunately, laws exist at both the federal and state levels to ensure that punishments for elder abuse are enforced.
According to the National Center on Elder Abuse, family members are more likely to commit elder abuse.
