,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #hji  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ba1
 #bjbf,mr4 ,grassley 7for himself and   
,mr4 ,blumenthal7 submitted the         
following resolution2 which was         
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,designating ,june #ae1 #bjbf1 as ,world
 ,elder ,abuse ,awareness ,day and the  
month of ,june #bjbf as ,elder ,abuse   
,awareness ,month4  ,whereas1 in #bjba1 
approximately #ee1hjj1jjj residents of  
the ,united ,states1 or about #a in     
every #f individuals1 had attained the  
age of #fe1 and by #bjfj1 #ie1jjj1jjj   
individuals in the ,united ,states1 or  
about #a in every #d individuals1 will  
be over the age of #fe1 according to    
estimates by the ,bureau of the ,census2
 ,whereas1 in #bjcd1 it is anticipated  
that older adults will outnumber        
children for the first time1 according  
to the ,bureau of the ,census2 ,whereas 
elder abuse remains a challenging       
problem and 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 about #a in #aj    
adults over the age of #fj are subjected
 to abuse1 neglect1 or financial        
exploitation each year1 according to the
 ,national ,institute on ,aging2        
,whereas the annual loss by victims of  
financial abuse over the age of #fj is  
estimated to be at least                
#bh1cjj1jjj1jjj1 according to the       
,national ,council on ,aging2 ,whereas  
for older adults over the age of #fj1   
the ,department of ,justice reported the
 following scam-related financial losses
 for #bjbd-- 7#a7 #a1hcd1bdb1eae from   
investment scams2  7#b7 #ihb1ddj1jjf    
from tech support scams2  7#c7          
#che1jja1jii from business email        

compromise scams2  7#d7 #chi1cab1cef    
from confidence and romance scams2 and  
7#e7 #bjh1jif1cff from government       
impersonation scams2 ,whereas older     
adults reported losses of #d1hhe1jjj1jjj
 related to internet scams and fraud in 
#bjbd1 and filed over #adg1jjj          
complaints related to internet crimes1  
according to the ,federal ,bureau of    
,investigation2 ,whereas adults over the
 age of #fj are less likely than younger
 adults to report losing money to fraud 
according to the ,federal ,trade        
,commission2 ,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 or isolation are 
more likely to become the victims of    
abuse than those who do not experience  
cognitive impairment1 physical          
disabilities1 or isolation2 ,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 in #bd    
cases of elder abuse is reported1 and   
only #a in #dd cases of elder financial 
exploitation is reported1 according the 
,new ,york ,state ,office of ,children  
and ,family ,services2 ,whereas the     
,,covid-#ai pandemic has led to the     
emergence of new scams against older    
adults1 including those related to      
vaccines2 ,whereas more than #a in #e   
older persons reported elder abuse      

during the ,,covid-#ai pandemic1 an over
 #hj percent increase from previous     
years1 according to the ,national       
,institute of ,health2 ,whereas1 during 
the last #e years1 ,congress passed and 
the ,president signed #b measures that  
make nearly #djj1jjj1jjj available for  
implementation of the initiatives under 
the ,elder ,justice ,act of #bjji       
7subtitle ,h of title ,,vi of ,public   
,law #aaa-adh2 #abd ,stat4 #ghc71 the   
largest funding stream related to such  
initiatives in the history of the ,act2 
and ,whereas ,congress1 in passing the  
,elder ,justice ,act of #bjji 7subtitle 
,h of title ,,vi of ,public ,law        
#aaa-adh2 #abd ,stat4 #ghc71 the ,older 
,americans ,act of #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#cjja et seq471 the ,elder ,abuse       
,prevention and ,prosecution ,act 7#cd  
,u4,s4,c4 #bagja et seq471 the ,american
 ,rescue ,plan ,act of #bjba 7,public   
,law #aag-b2 #ace ,stat4 #d71 and the   
,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1     
#bjba 7,public ,law #aaf-bfj2 #acd      

,stat4 #aahb71 recognized the importance
 of protecting older people of the      
,united ,states against abuse and       
exploitation3 ,now1 therefore1 be it    
,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 designates     
,june #ae1 #bjbf1 as ,world ,elder      
,abuse ,awareness ,day and the month of 
,june #bjbf as ,elder ,abuse ,awareness 
,month2  7#b7 recognizes-- 7,a7 judges1 
lawyers1 adult protective services      
professionals1 law enforcement officers1
 social workers1 health care providers1 
advocates for victims1 and other        
professionals and agencies for their    
efforts to advance awareness of elder   
abuse2  7,b7 the important work of the  
,elder ,justice ,coordinating ,council1 
which has continued through the previous
 #c ,presidential administrations and   
involves #ae different ,federal         
agencies2  7,c7 the essential work done 
by adult protective services personnel1 
who regularly come to the assistance of 
victims1 investigate reports of abuse1  
and actively prevent future             

victimization of older people in the    
,united ,states1 especially during the  
,,covid-#ai pandemic as the social      
isolation of elderly individuals1 due to
 stay-at-home orders1 only increased the
 risk of abuse and neglect2 and  7,d7   
the importance of supporting ,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  7#c7 applauds the work of 
the ,elder ,justice ,coalition and its  
members1 whose efforts to increase      
public awareness of elder abuse have 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  7#d7         
encourages-- 7,a7 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-- 7i7 by reaching out to    
local adult protective services         
agencies1 ,state long-term care         
ombudsman programs1 and the ,national   
,center on ,elder ,abuse2 and  7ii7 by  
learning to recognize1 detect1 report1  
and respond to elder abuse2  7,b7       
private individuals and public agencies 
in the ,united ,states to continue 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 services2 and  7,c7 those    
,federal agencies with responsibility   
for preventing elder abuse to fully     
exercise such responsibilities to       
protect older adults1 whether such older
 adults are living in the community or  
in long-term care facilities4