S. Res. 682 — World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, June 15, 2022, and Elder Abuse Awareness Month (Senate)
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A Senate resolution submitted June 16, 2022, by Grassley and Blumenthal was considered and agreed to. It designates June 15, 2022, as ‘‘World Elder Abuse Awareness Day’’ and the month of June as ‘‘Elder Abuse Awareness Month’’. The preamble states that only 1 in 24 cases of elder abuse is reported, according to the New York State Office of Children and Family Services. It also states that close to half of elderly individuals who suffer from dementia will experience abuse during a lifetime, according to the Department of Justice. The resolved clauses applaud the work of the Elder Justice Coalition and encourage the public and professionals who work with older adults to promote awareness and long-term prevention of elder abuse.
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“S. Res. 682 — World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, June 15, 2022, and Elder Abuse Awareness Month (Senate).”
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117TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
S. RES. 682
Designating June 15, 2022, as ‘‘World Elder Abuse Awareness Day’’ and
the month of June as ‘‘Elder Abuse Awareness Month’’.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 16, 2022
Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. BLUMENTHAL) submitted the following
resolution; which was considered and agreed to
RESOLUTION
Designating June 15, 2022, as ‘‘World Elder Abuse Aware-
ness Day’’ and the month of June as ‘‘Elder Abuse
Awareness Month’’.
Whereas, in 2021, approximately 53,000,000 residents of the
United States, or about 1 in every 7 individuals, have at-
tained the age of 65, and by 2060, 95,000,000 individ-
uals in the United States will be over the age of 65 ac-
cording to estimates by the Bureau of the Census;
Whereas elder abuse remains a challenging problem and can
come in many different forms, often manifesting as phys-
ical, sexual, or psychological abuse, financial exploitation,
neglect, and social media abuse;
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Whereas elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation have no
boundaries and cross all racial, social, class, gender, and
geographic lines, according to the Elder Justice Coalition;
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Whereas more than 1 in 10 individuals in the United States
over the age of 60 have been subjected to abuse each
year, with many such victims enduring abuse in multiple
forms, according to the American Journal of Public
Health;
Whereas most reported cases of abuse, neglect, and exploi-
tation of older adults take place within private homes,
and approximately 90 percent of the perpetrators in elder
financial exploitation cases are family members or other
trusted individuals, according to the National Adult Pro-
tective Services Association;
Whereas research suggests that elderly individuals in the
United States who experience cognitive impairment, phys-
ical disabilities, or isolation are more likely to become the
victims of abuse than those who do not experience cog-
nitive impairment, physical disabilities, or isolation;
Whereas other risk factors for elder abuse can include low so-
cial support, poor physical health, and experience of pre-
vious traumatic events, according to the National Center
on Elder Abuse;
Whereas close to half of elderly individuals who suffer from
dementia will experience abuse during their lifetime, ac-
cording to the Department of Justice;
Whereas only 1 in 24 cases of elder abuse is reported accord-
ing the New York State Office of Children and Family
Services;
Whereas the Population Reference Bureau estimates that
1,900,000 elders will live in nursing homes by 2030;
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Whereas, in a 2012 study conducted by Michigan State Uni-
versity, approximately 24 percent of the nursing home
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residents who participated in the study reported at least
one incident of physical abuse by nursing home staff;
Whereas, on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, the United
States mourned the loss of elderly individuals who per-
ished in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities
during the COVID–19 pandemic;
Whereas the COVID–19 pandemic has led to the emergence
of new scams against older adults, including those related
to vaccines;
Whereas there has been an increase in hate crimes committed
against older, Asian Americans during the COVID–19
pandemic;
Whereas, within the last 2 years, Congress passed and the
President signed 2 measures that make nearly
$400,000,000 available for implementation of Elder Jus-
tice Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i–3a et seq.) initiatives, the larg-
est funding stream related to such initiatives in the his-
tory of the Act; and
Whereas Congress, in passing the Elder Justice Act of 2009
(42 U.S.C. 1395i–3a et seq.), the Older Americans Act
of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), the Elder Abuse Pre-
vention and Prosecution Act (34 U.S.C. 21701 et seq.),
the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–
2), and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub-
lic Law 116–260), recognized the importance of pro-
tecting older people of the United States against abuse
and exploitation: Now, therefore, be it
1 Resolved, That the Senate—
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1 (1) designates June 15, 2022, as ‘‘World Elder
2 Abuse Awareness Day’’ and the month of June as
3 ‘‘Elder Abuse Awareness Month’’;
4 (2) recognizes—
5 (A) judges, lawyers, adult protective serv-
6 ices professionals, law enforcement officers, so-
7 cial workers, health care providers, advocates
8 for victims, and other professionals and agen-
9 cies for their efforts to advance awareness of
10 elder abuse;
11 (B) the important work of the Elder Jus-
12 tice Coordinating Council, which has continued
13 through the previous 2 Administrations and in-
14 volves 15 different Federal agencies;
15 (C) the essential work done by adult pro-
16 tective services personnel, who regularly came
17 to the assistance of victims, investigated reports
18 of abuse, and actively prevented future victim-
19 ization of older people in the United States, es-
20 pecially during the ongoing COVID–19 pan-
21 demic as the social isolation of elderly individ-
22 uals due to stay-at-home orders only increased
23 the risk of abuse and neglect; and
24 (D) the importance of supporting State
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25 long-term care ombudsman programs, which
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1 help prevent elder abuse and neglect in nursing
2 homes and other long-term care facilities, where
3 infection prevention and control deficiencies
4 pose persistent challenges;
5 (3) applauds the work of the Elder Justice Coa-
6 lition, and its members, whose efforts to increase
7 public awareness of elder abuse have the potential to
8 increase the identification and reporting of this
9 crime by the public, professionals, and victims, and
10 can act as a catalyst to promote issue-based edu-
11 cation and long-term prevention; and
12 (4) encourages—
13 (A) members of the public and profes-
14 sionals who work with older adults to act as
15 catalysts to promote awareness and long-term
16 prevention of elder abuse—
17 (i) by reaching out to local adult pro-
18 tective services agencies, State long-term
19 care ombudsman programs, and the Na-
20 tional Center on Elder Abuse; and
21 (ii) by learning to recognize, detect,
22 report, and respond to elder abuse;
23 (B) private individuals and public agencies
24 in the United States to continue work together
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25 at the Federal, State, and local levels to combat
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1 abuse, neglect, exploitation, crime, and violence
2 against vulnerable adults, including vulnerable
3 older adults, particularly in light of limited re-
4 sources for vital protective services; and
5 (C) those Federal agencies with responsi-
6 bility for preventing elder abuse to fully exercise
7 such responsibilities to protect older adults,
8 whether living in the community or in long-term
9 care facilities.
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