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5.2% of seniors experience financial abuse by family members Only includes financial abuse by family members in the past year among adults 60+. Other studies have suggested about a third of incidents involve a family member or friend, so this is also consistent with a 15% victimization rate.
The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) is responsible for investigating charges of abuse, neglect or exploitation of children, the elderly, and adults with disabilities. Prior to its creation in 2004, the agency had been called the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services (DPRS). [1] [2]
Older Americans Act of 1965: Long title: To provide assistance in the development of new or improved programs to help older persons through grants to the States for community planning and services and for training, through research, development, or training project grants, and to establish within the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare an operating agency to be designated as the ...
Statistics compiled by the National Council on Aging show a wide variance of median monthly nursing home costs — from a low of $5,125 in Texas to an astounding $31,512 in Alaska. Consider that ...
Susan, 73, and Richard Spry, 80, both of League City, Texas, were both charged with two counts of grand theft between $100,000 and $500,000 in ... Texas seniors charged with exploiting over $100k ...
Two facts have become impossible to ignore: The U.S. population is aging, and the cost to take care of our seniors is surging. By 2030, all 73 million baby boomers will be 65 years of age and older.
Elder abuse (also called elder mistreatment, senior abuse, abuse in later life, abuse of older adults, abuse of older women, and abuse of older men) is a single or repeated act, or lack of appropriate action, occurring within any relationship where there is an expectation of trust, which causes harm or distress to an older person. [1]
The law was amended in 1972 to add Supplemental Security Income, which provides cash assistance to individuals, 65 years of age or older. The passage of The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 further protected the financial rights of older people by prohibiting employers from discriminating against people who are 40 years of age or older.