Aging Right at Home: June is World Elder Abuse Awareness Month

Aging Right at Home is a monthly blog series, answering your questions on providing care for individuals with disabilities, loved ones with dementia and older adults aging in place. If you have a question, please submit to questions@rightathomenova.com.

While abuse occurs to all types of people in all types of situations, gerontologists say that social isolation is a top risk factor for elder abuse. This gives increased significance to Elder Abuse Awareness Month this year, as many seniors continue to battle the (social, financial, physical, etc.) impacts of COVID-19.

Everyone has a role to play in protecting aging adults:

Read "Aging Right at Home: June is World Elder Abuse Awareness Month", ARLnow.com, June 7, 2021.