Terry Fulmer Quoted in Ohio Article on Elder-Abuse Prevention
The article, As Senior Population Grows, So, Too, Must Commitment to Elder-abuse Prevention, discusses Elder Abuse Awareness Month in particular relation to Ohio.
“There’s a widespread fatalistic notion in our country that ‘nothing can really be done’ to prevent elder abuse, but that couldn’t be more wrong,” said Terry Fulmer, president of The John A. Hartford Foundation, which helped fund the [FrameWorks Institute] report. Fortunately for Ohioans, some state legislators are taking Fulmer’s point to heart. Three months ago, State Rep. Wes Retherford, R-Hamilton, introduced House Bill 78, popularly known as the Elder Justice Act. It includes reforms to laws governing procedures of the JFS and Adult Protective Services in all 88 counties to better protect seniors from mistreatment.
To read the Youngstown, Ohio article, click here.
To go to the FrameWorks Institute elder abuse awareness toolkit, click here.