Calexico Recreation Department prepares for World Elder Abuse Awareness

Seeks to improve long term care, identify elder abuse

CALEXICO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - Calexico Recreation Department announces Friday that it will hold a bilingual livestream in collaboration with the Imperial County Area Agency on Aging through Facebook Live Wednesday, June 16, at 10 a.m., following World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on Tuesday, June 15.

The goal of the webinar is to provide information on the following topics:

• Services for Older Adults (60 & over) and their Caregivers
• Long Term Care Ombudsman Program
• How to Identify and Report Elder Abuse

Every year, an estimated 1 in 10 older Americans are victims of elder abuse, neglect or exploitation.

And allegedly, those figures are only a fraction of total cases. Experts believe that elder abuse is significantly under-reported; in part because so many communities lack the social supports that make it easier for those whom experience abuse to report it.

Research suggests that as few as 1 in 14 cases of elder abuse come to the attention of authorities.