How Should We Address Elder Abuse? One State’s Efforts

By Health Affairs on 08/23/2018

“… Elder abuse can be difficult to talk about or even contemplate. It is unnerving to understand that some older people are mistreated to the degree that they die of neglect, through intentional or unintentional lack of appropriate care. Older people experience social isolation and cognitive impairment, both of which are risk factors for abuse. …”

Read the entire article: https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hblog20180821.470098/full/