,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bdb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #aj1
 #bjai,mr4 ,grassley 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,blumenthal1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,ms4        
,hassan1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 and ,mr4       
,wyden7 submitted the following         
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,designating ,june #ae1   
#bjai1 as ,world ,elder ,abuse          
,awareness ,day4  ,whereas1 as of #bjaf1
 there were approximately #eb1djj1jjj   
individuals in the ,united ,states age  
#fe or older1 according to the ,bureau  
of the ,census2 ,whereas the ,bureau of 
the ,census projects that1 by #bjcj1 #a 
in every #e individuals in the ,united  
,states1 or #bj4f percent of the        
population of the ,united ,states1 will 
be age #fe or older2 ,whereas the       
population of aging individuals in the  
,united ,states has steadily increased  
over the past century2 ,whereas elder   
abuse can come in many different forms1 

often manifesting as physical1 sexual1  
or psychological abuse1 financial       
exploitation1 neglect1 and social media 
abuse2 ,whereas the ,federal ,government
 estimates that more than #a in #aj     
individuals in the ,united ,states      
7approximately #e1jjj1jjj people7 over  
the age of #fj experience abuse each    
year1 and many of them experience abuse 
in multiple forms1 according to the     
,american ,journal of ,public ,health2  
,whereas elderly individuals in the     
,united ,states who experience cognitive
 impairment1 physical disabilities1 and 
isolation are #d to #aj times more      
likely to become the victims of abuse   
than those without disabilities1        
according to geriatric medical research 
at ,rush ,university ,medical ,center in
 ,chicago1 ,illinois2 ,whereas close to 
#ej percent of elderly individuals      
suffering from dementia will experience 
abuse during their lifetime1 according  
to the ,department of ,justice2 ,whereas
 abuse1 neglect1 and exploitation of    

older adults in the ,united ,states are 
unidentified and unreported because of  
an inability to report or a fear of     
reporting2 ,whereas only #a in #bc4e    
cases of elder abuse are reported to the
 authorities1 including #a in #dd cases 
of financial abuse and #a in #eg cases  
of neglect1 according to ,weill ,cornell
 ,medical ,center2 ,whereas at least    
#b1ijj1jjj1jjj is taken from older      
adults each year due to financial abuse 
and exploitation1 according to the      
,government ,accountability ,office2    
,whereas elder abuse1 neglect1 and      
exploitation have no boundaries and     
cross all racial1 social1 class1 gender1
 and geographic lines2 ,whereas         
approximately #a in #c people in the    
,united ,states cared for an elderly    
parent1 spouse1 or loved one between    
#bjaa and #bjag1 according to the       
,centers for ,disease ,control2 ,whereas
 older adults who are abused are #c     
times more likely to die before older   
adults of the same age who are not      

abused1 according to the ,surgeon       
,general2 ,whereas there is evidence of 
an increase in elder abuse1 neglect1 and
 financial exploitation linked to       
individuals with opioid addiction1      
according to the ,administration for    
,community ,living1 the ,elder ,justice 
,coalition1 the ,center for ,gerontology
 at ,virginia ,tech1 and the ,national  
,adult ,protective ,services            
,association2 ,whereas the ,elder ,abuse
 ,prevention and ,prosecution ,act 7#cd 
,u4,s4,c4 #bagja et seq47 was signed    
into law on ,october #ah1 #bjag1 but    
there is still more that can be done to 
stop elder abuse2 ,whereas financial    
abuse of older adults has consistently  
been #a of the top #aj complaints made  
each year to the fraud hotline of the   
,special ,committee on ,aging of the    
,senate2 ,whereas public awareness has  
the potential to increase the           
identification and reporting of elder   
abuse by the public1 professionals1 and 
victims1 and can act as a catalyst to   

promote issue-based education and       
long-term prevention2 ,whereas private  
individuals and public agencies must    
work together on the ,federal1 ,state1  
and local levels to combat increasing   
occurrences of abuse1 neglect1          
exploitation1 crime1 and violence       
against vulnerable adults1 including    
vulnerable older adults1 particularly in
 light of limited resources for vital   
protective services2 and ,whereas #bjai 
is the #adth anniversary of ,world      
,elder ,abuse ,awareness ,day3 ,now1    
therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate--    
7#a7 designates ,june #ae1 #bjai1 as    
,world ,elder ,abuse ,awareness ,day2   
7#b7 recognizes those individuals who   
originated ,world ,elder ,abuse         
,awareness ,day1 which brings much      
needed attention around the globe to the
 issue of elder abuse2  7#c7 recognizes 
judges1 lawyers1 adult protective       
services professionals1 law enforcement 
officers1 long-term care ombudsmen1     
social workers1 health care providers1  

advocates for victims1 and other        
professionals and agencies for their    
efforts to advance awareness of elder   
abuse2 and  7#d7 encourages members of  
the public and professionals who work   
with older adults to act as catalysts to
 promote awareness and long-term        
prevention of elder abuse--  7,a7 by    
reaching out to local adult protective  
services agencies1 long-term care       
ombudsman programs1 and the ,national   
,center on ,elder ,abuse2 and  7,b7 by  
learning to recognize1 detect1 report1  
and respond to elder abuse4