,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #fba  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ae1
 #bjbj,mr4 ,grassley 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,blumenthal1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,mr4 ,wyden1
 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,casey1 and ,ms4    
,ernst7 submitted the following         
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,designating ,june #ae1   
#bjbj1 as ,world ,elder ,abuse          
,awareness ,day4  ,whereas1 in #bjjf1   
the ,international ,network for the     
,prevention of ,elder ,abuse proclaimed 
,june #aeth of each year as ,world      
,elder ,abuse ,awareness ,day2 ,whereas 
approximately #ee1jjj1jjj residents of  
the ,united ,states1 or about #a in     
every #f individuals1 have attained the 
age of #fe on the #aeth anniversary of  
,world ,elder ,abuse ,awareness ,day in 
#bjbj2 ,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 elder  
abuse1 neglect1 and exploitation have no
 boundaries and cross all racial1       
social1 class1 gender1 and geographic   
lines1 according to the ,elder ,justice 
,coalition2 ,whereas more than #a in #aj
 individuals in the ,united ,states over
 the age of #fj have been subjected to  
abuse each year1 with many such victims 
enduring abuse in multiple forms1       
according to the ,american ,journal of  
,public ,health2 ,whereas most reported 
cases of abuse1 neglect1 and            
exploitation of older adults take place 
within private homes1 and approximately 
#ij percent of the perpetrators in elder
 financial exploitation cases are family
 members or other trusted individuals1  
according to the ,national ,adult       
,protective ,services ,association2     
,whereas research suggests that elderly 
individuals in the ,united ,states who  
experience cognitive impairment1        
physical disabilities1 and isolation are
 more likely to become the victims of   

abuse than those without disabilities2  
,whereas other risk factors for elder   
abuse can include low social support1   
poor physical health1 and experience of 
previous traumatic events1 according to 
the ,national ,center on ,elder ,abuse2 
,whereas close to half of elderly       
individuals who suffer from dementia    
will experience abuse during their      
lifetime1 according to the ,department  
of ,justice2 ,whereas only a small      
fraction of elder abuse cases are       
reported to the authorities2 ,whereas   
there is a need to increase funding for 
adult protective services programs with 
the capacity to aid victims1 investigate
 reports of abuse1 and actively prevent 
future victimization1 particularly      
during the ongoing ,,covid-#ai pandemic1
 as the social isolation of elderly     
individuals due to stay-at-home orders  
only increases the risk of abuse and    
neglect2 ,whereas the ongoing           
,,covid-#ai pandemic has fueled demand  
for programs such as ,state long-term   

care ombudsman programs1 which help     
prevent elder abuse and neglect in      
nursing homes and other long-term care  
facilities1 where infection prevention  
and control deficiencies pose persistent
 challenges2 ,whereas #bjbj marks the   
#ajth anniversary of the passage of the 
,elder ,justice ,act 7subtitle ,h of    
title ,,vi of ,public ,law #aaa-adh7 and
 the #crd anniversary of the passage of 
the ,elder ,abuse ,prevention and       
,prosecution ,act 7,public ,law         
#aae-gj72 ,whereas public awareness of  
elder abuse has the potential to        
increase the identification and         
reporting of this crime by the public1  
professionals1 and victims1 and can act 
as a catalyst to promote issue-based    
education and long-term prevention2 and 
,whereas private individuals and public 
agencies in the ,united ,states must    
work together at the ,federal1 ,state1  
and local levels to combat abuse1       
neglect1 exploitation1 crime1 and       
violence against vulnerable adults1     

including vulnerable older adults1      
particularly in light of limited        
resources for vital protective services3
 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the       
,senate-- 7#a7 designates ,june #ae1    
#bjbj1 as ,world ,elder ,abuse          
,awareness ,day2  7#b7 recognizes       
judges1 lawyers1 adult protective       
services professionals1 law enforcement 
officers1 ,state 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  7#c7 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 ,state 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 abuse2 and  7#d7   

encourages those ,federal agencies with 
responsibility for preventing elder     
abuse to fully exercise such            
responsibilities to protect older       
adults1 whether living in the community 
or in long-term care facilities4