Who Can Report Nursing Home Abuse?
It’s estimated that up to 5 million elders are abused in the United States every year. And perhaps the most disturbing fact is that we have no idea how much higher the actual numbers may be—as many as 23 in 24 cases of elder abuse never get reported at all. If we don’t know that elder abuse is happening, we are powerless to stop it.
It’s less of a question of who can report nursing home abuse and more about when and how to do it.