Incidence of Elder Abuse in Texas
· In the last decade, the number of in-home cases investigated by Adult Protective Services has increased more than 145 percent.
· In Fiscal Year 1999, Adult Protective Services completed 54,478 investigations of abuse, neglect, or exploitation involving adults living at home (in private non-institutional settings). Of these, 35,291 were confirmed.
· More than 73 percent of all cases of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of adults living at home involve neglect, often self-neglect.
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