Fraction of elder abuse cases reported

Fraction of elder abuse cases reported, study finds - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News | Sacramento Bee: New research from Cornell University's medical college suggests that the incidence of elder abuse and exploitation is far greater than experts had expected. For every elder abuse case reported to a mandated enforcement agency, the survey found, 23.5 unreported cases occurred. What's more, for each case of financial abuse of elders reported to authorities, 43.9 actually occurred - and 57.2 cases of neglect occurred.