The abuse and neglect of the elderly is disturbingly common across Illinois.
The abuse and neglect of our elders – both at home and in residential care facilities – is a nationwide, systemic problem. According to the National Center on Elder Abuse, an estimated one out of every 10 seniors will experience some form of abuse at the hands of a caregiver, relative, friend, fellow nursing home resident, acquaintance or stranger. Perhaps most troubling is the fact that, for every reported instance of abuse or neglect of an elder, there are up to 23 events that aren’t reported.
Abuse Comes In Many
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