WHO REPORTS SEXUAL ABUSE OF THE ELDERLY?

• Healthcare provider 23% • Family 16% • Other service provider 15% • Friend/neighbor 8% • Geriatric worker 6% • Anonymous 5% • Victim 5% WHAT TO DO There are agencies that are involved in identifying and preventing elder sexual abuse. If you suspect that an older person is being sexually abused, contact Adult Protective Services, located in the local Department of Human Services. If the abuse is occurring in a nursing home or assisted living facility, call the Long Term Care Ombudsman. If the older person is in danger and not sure who to call, call your police, or sheriff's office, or 911, if it is available in your area. Failing to report abuse may result in being fined. For more information on Sexual Abuse of the Elderly contact organizations that provide protective services for older people, such as you Area Agency on Aging, or you states Office on Aging or Adult Protective Services agency. Phone numbers of the Adult Protective Services and the area Long Term Care Ombudsman are ...  more