Elder Abuse and How to Get Help

By: Virginia Leigh, LICSW 

Many of us hear about elder abuse happening and we assume it can’t be occurring in our families, or less, to ourselves. According to the National Council on Aging, however, elder abuse is a pervasive problem impacting 1 in 10 seniors in the country. And more often than not, the perpetrators of abuse and neglect are family members of the older person.