“We wanted to emphasize that elder abuse happens every day, everywhere in the City, and that it ‘hits close to home,’ as the ads say,” explains Resnick. “We wanted people to understand that you don’t have to be in a nursing home, or be poor or have dementia to be an elder abuse victim. Because elder abuse is so often perpetrated by family members, anyone is vulnerable. And we wanted to get the message across that it could be happening to a neighbor, a friend, to their own older relative.” More →
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Important Note:
This is a website for professionals and not designed to accept reports of elder abuse or to respond to victims directly.
If you suspect elder abuse in NYC, call 311.
In other locations within the United States, please call the National Eldercare Locator, a public service of the US Administration on Aging, at 1-800-677-1116 or go to: http://www.eldercare.gov/
In an emergency, call your local police station or 911.
