Nursing Home/Elder Abuse Quick Statistics

• According to the CDC 2004 Nursing Home Survey, there are approximately 1.5 million residents in 16,100 nursing homes with 1.7 million beds and an 86% occupancy rate.
  
  
• Elder abuse can occur anywhere – in the home, in extended care facilities or other institutions and affects those from all socio-economic groups, cultures, and races.
  
  
• Women and “older” elders are more likely to be victimized.
  
  
• Elders are often reluctant to report their mistreatment. Experts estimate that no more than one in six cases is reported.
  
  
• All 50 states have systems for reporting suspected abuse and laws against elder abuse.

Resources:
National Center on Elder Abuse - http://www.ncea.aoa.gov
Medline Plus - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/elderabuse.php
US Department of Justice - Office for Victims of Crime - http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/help/ea.htm

Read more about elder abuse, specifically nursing home abuse.

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