06/15/2026
💜 𝑻𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒊𝒔 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝑬𝒍𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝑨𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝑫𝒂𝒚. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒅𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓.
The truth is, elder abuse does not always look the way people expect it to. It is not always obvious. It does not always happen in a facility. And the people experiencing it are often too scared, too isolated, or too dependent on their abuser to say a word.
That silence is exactly why today matters.
Here are some statistics that stopped us in our tracks:
🔹 1 in 10 older adults experiences some form of elder abuse each year
🔹 An estimated 5 million older Americans are abused, neglected, or exploited every single year
🔹 Only 1 in 24 cases ever gets reported
🔹 Seniors who experience abuse are 2.5 times more likely to die prematurely than those who do not
If you have an aging parent, grandparent, or neighbor and something feels off, trust that feeling. Ask questions. Show up. And if you need support getting a trusted caregiver in place, Visiting Angels Serving Orange, Durham, Chatham and Alamance Counties is here for you.