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Abstract: 

Earlier this year, Governor Ted Kulongoski announced the creation of a public safety review team. As part of that effort, the Governor announced his intention to look at a fast rising societal problem: elder abuse and neglect. (Last year, the Oregon Department of Human Services, Seniors, and People with Disabilities, tallied over 10,000 reported cases of abuse and neglect.) Citizens from various professional disciplines were invited to be members of this task force. The Governor’s charge to this group was to look at the various forms of elder abuse and neglect and make suggestions on additional measures the state could take to provide enhanced safeguards for Oregon’s elderly population. This article provides a history of the problems, work done previously and a summary of recommendations made by the task force.

Keywords: safeguards for Oregon’s elderly population; task force recommendations; proposed Oregon Elder Justice Act of 2005; public awareness campaigns

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