Why Create an Elder Protection Team?
- To reduce stereotypes around Elder abuse
- To address a lack of standardized protocols which may limit resources available to Elders
- To improve appropriate responses to Elder abuse
- To improve communication and coordination among service agencies, thereby saving valuable time locating advocates and addressing safety concerns for the Elder
- To improve Elder abuse training for professionals, thereby gaining trust in providers, and better utilizing
- To reduce underreporting of Elder abuse
- In 2013, the Bureau of Indian Affairs reported that 1 in 23 cases of Elder abuse were reported to any agency; only 1 in 44 cases of financial abuse were reported, and 1 in 57 cases of neglect.
