,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #bdb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #aj1 #bjai,mr4  
,grassley 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1   
,ms4 ,coll9s1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4        
,lank=d1 & ,mr4 ,wyd57 submitt$ ! foll[+
 resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,,resolution 
,designat+ ,june #ae1 #bjai1 z ,_w ,eld]
 ,abuse ,aw>5ess ,day4  ,:]eas1 z (     
#bjaf1 !re 7 approximately #eb1djj1jjj  
individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates age #fe or
 old]1 accord+ to ! ,bureau ( ! ,c5sus2 
,:]eas ! ,bureau ( ! ,c5sus projects t1 
by #bjcj1 #a 9 e #e individuals 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates1 or #bj4f p]c5t ( !       
population ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 w be age  
#fe or old]2 ,:]eas ! population ( ag+  
individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates has       
/eadily increas$ ov] ! pa/ c5tury2      
,:]eas eld] abuse c come 9 _m diff]5t   
=ms1 (t5 manife/+ z physical1 sexual1 or
 psy*ological abuse1 f9ancial           
exploitation1 neglect1 & social m$ia    
abuse2 ,:]eas ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t        

e/imates t m ?an #a 9 #aj individuals 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates 7approximately          
#e1jjj1jjj p7 ov] ! age ( #fj exp]i5ce  
abuse ea* ye>1 & _m ( !m exp]i5ce abuse 
9 multiple =ms1 accord+ to ! ,am]ican   
,j\rnal ( ,public ,heal?2 ,:]eas eld]ly 
individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates :o        
exp]i5ce cognitive impairm5t1 physical  
disabilities1 & isolation are #d to #aj 
times m likely to become ! victims (    
abuse ?an ^? )\t disabilities1 accord+  
to g]iatric m$ical rese>* at ,ru%       
,univ]sity ,m$ical ,c5t] 9 ,*icago1     
,ill9ois2 ,:]eas close to #ej p]c5t (   
eld]ly individuals suff]+ f dem5tia w   
exp]i5ce abuse dur+ _! lifetime1 accord+
 to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice2 ,:]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 #bc4e cases ( eld] abuse are       
report$ to ! au?orities1 includ+ #a 9   
#dd cases ( f9ancial abuse & #a 9 #eg   
cases ( neglect1 accord+ to ,weill      

,cornell ,m$ical ,c5t]2 ,:]eas at lea/  
#b1ijj1jjj1jjj is tak5 f old] adults ea*
 ye> due to f9ancial abuse &            
exploitation1 accord+ to ! ,gov]nm5t    
,acc\ntability ,(fice2 ,:]eas eld]      
abuse1 neglect1 & exploitation h no     
b\nd>ies & cross all racial1 social1    
class1 g5d]1 & geographic l9es2 ,:]eas  
approximately #a 9 #c p 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates c>$ = an eld]ly p>5t1 sp\se1 or  
lov$ "o betwe5 #bjaa & #bjag1 accord+ to
 ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control2 ,:]eas   
old] adults :o are abus$ are #c times m 
likely to die be=e old] adults ( ! same 
age :o are n abus$1 accord+ to !        
,surgeon ,g5]al2 ,:]eas !re is evid5ce (
 an increase 9 eld] abuse1 neglect1 &   
f9ancial exploitation l9k$ to           
individuals ) opioid addiction1 accord+ 
to ! ,adm9i/ration = ,community ,liv+1 !
 ,eld] ,ju/ice ,coalition1 ! ,c5t] =    
,g]ontology at ,virg9ia ,te*1 & !       
,national ,adult ,protective ,s]vices   
,association2 ,:]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 #a ( ! 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$]al1 ,/ate1 & local levels to combat 
increas+ occurr5ces ( abuse1 neglect1   
exploitation1 crime1 & viol5ce aga9/    
vuln]able adults1 includ+ vuln]able old]
 adults1 p>ticul>ly 9 light ( limit$    
res\rces = vital protective s]vices2 &  
,:]eas #bjai is ! #ad? anniv]s>y ( ,_w  
,eld] ,abuse ,aw>5ess ,day3 ,n[1 !re=e1 
be x ,t ! ,s5ate--  7#a7 designates     
,june #ae1 #bjai1 z ,_w ,eld] ,abuse    
,aw>5ess ,day2  7#b7 recognizes ^?      

individuals :o orig9at$ ,_w ,eld] ,abuse
 ,aw>5ess ,day1 :i* br+s mu* ne$$       
att5tion ar\nd ! globe to ! issue ( eld]
 abuse2  7#c7 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 advocates = victims1 & o!r    
pr(essionals & ag5cies = _! ef=ts to    
advance aw>5ess ( eld] abuse2 &  7#d7   
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--  7,a7 by rea*+
 out to local adult protective s]vices  
ag5cies1 long-t]m c>e ombudsman         
programs1 & ! ,national ,c5t] on ,eld]  
,abuse2 &  7,b7 by le>n+ to recognize1  
detect1 report1 & respond to eld] abuse4