Financial Abuse: What Is It And How To Prevent It
Elder financial abuse is one of the most common forms of elder abuse. For the 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 fiscal years, financial abuse was the second most common form of elder abuse reported to Contra Costa County Adult Protective Services, with self-neglect as number one. Given that elder abuse is vastly underreported, we can infer that many seniors in our community have been victims of financial abuse. Given how common financial abuse is, it is important that seniors learn to identify