,,iii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #edi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ad1 #bjah ,mr4 
,blum5?al 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,coll9s1 ,mr4
 ,casey1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 & ,mrs4          
,mc,caskill7 submitt$ ! foll[+          
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ! ,judici>y  ,,resolution           
,designat+ ,june #ae1 #bjah1 z ,_w ,eld]
 ,abuse ,aw>5ess ,day4  ,:]eas ! ,f$]al 
,gov]nm5t e/imates t m ?an #a 9 #aj     
p]sons ov] ! age ( #fj are victims (    
eld] abuse ea* ye>2 ,:]eas abuse1       
neglect1 & exploitation ( old] adults 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates are unid5tifi$ &        
unreport$ because ( an inability to     
report or a fe> ( report+2 ,:]eas only  
#a 9 #ad cases ( f9ancial abuse ( old]  
adults is report$2 ,:]eas at lea/       
#b1ijj1jjj1jjj is tak5 f old] adults ea*
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exploitation2 ,:]eas eld] abuse1        
neglect1 & exploitation h no b\nd>ies & 
cross all racial1 social1 class1 g5d]1 &
 geographic l9es2 ,:]eas old] adults :o 

are abus$ are #c times m likely to die  
e>li] ?an old] adults ( ! same age :o   
are n abus$2 ,:]eas  ( all old] adults )
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provid+ unwant$ m$ical treatm5t c be a  
=m ( eld] abuse & exploitation2 ,:]eas  
!re is evid5ce ( an increase 9 eld]     
abuse1 neglect1 & f9ancial exploitation 
l9k$ to individuals ) opioid addiction2 
,:]eas ! ,eld] ,abuse ,prev5tion &      
,prosecution ,act 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #bagja 
et seq47 0 sign$ into law on ,octob]    
#ah1 #bjag1 b !re is /ill m t c be done 
to /op eld] abuse2 ,:]eas f9ancial abuse
 ( old] adults has consi/5tly be5 "o ( !
 top #aj compla9ts made ea* ye> to !    
fraud hotl9e ( ! ,special ,committee on 
,ag+ ( ! ,s5ate2 ,:]eas public aw>5ess  
has ! pot5tial to increase !            
id5tification & report+ ( eld] abuse by 
! public1 pr(essionals1 & victims1 & c  
act z a cataly/ to promote issue-bas$   
education & long-t]m prev5tion2 ,:]eas  
private individuals & public ag5cies mu/
 "w toge!r on ! ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local  

levels to combat increas+ occurr5ces (  
abuse1 neglect1 exploitation1 crime1 &  
viol5ce aga9/ vuln]able old] adults &   
vuln]able adults1 p>ticul>ly 9 light (  
limit$ res\rces = vital protective      
s]vices2 & ,:]eas #bjah is ! #ac?       
anniv]s>y ( ,_w ,eld] ,abuse ,aw>5ess   
,day3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate--    
7#a7 designates ,june #ae1 #bjah1 z ,_w 
,eld] ,abuse ,aw>5ess ,day2  7#b7       
recognizes judges1 lawy]s1 adult        
protective s]vices pr(essionals1 law    
en=cem5t (fic]s1 long-t]m c>e ombudsm51 
social work]s1 heal? c>e provid]s1      
pr(essional gu>dians1 advocates =       
victims1 & o!r pr(essionals & ag5cies = 
ef=ts to advance aw>5ess ( eld] abuse2 &
  7#c7 enc\rages memb]s ( ! public &    
pr(essionals :o "w ) old] adults to act 
z cataly/s to promote aw>5ess & long-t]m
 prev5tion ( eld] abuse by rea*+ out to 
local adult protective s]vices ag5cies1 
long-t]m c>e ombudsman programs1 & !    
,national ,c5t] on ,eld] ,abuse1 & by   
le>n+ to recognize1 detect1 report1 &   

respond to eld] abuse4