Pennsylvania grapples with increase in elder abuse

By Daily Item on 6/26/2018

“… Caseworkers confirmed almost 19 reports of elder abuse, neglect and exploitation every day in the 2016-17 fiscal year, according to that data.

The number of substantiated cases of abuse, neglect or exploitation increased more than 50 percent over the same period just three years prior, according to data provided by the state Department of Aging. …”

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