The Elder Justice Act is the first comprehensive legislation to address the abuse, neglect, and exploitation of older adults at the federal level. The law authorized a variety of programs and initiatives to better coordinate federal responses to elder abuse, promote elder justice research and innovation, support Adult Protective Services systems, and provide additional protections for residents of long-term care facilities.
pass in 2010 to elder Justice act is the first comprehensive legislation to address the abuse neglect and exploration of older adults at the federal level the law authorized a variety of programs and intentives to better coordinate federal responses to elder abuse promote elder Justice research and innovation support adult protect protective services systems and provide additional protection for residents of long-term care facilities. the elder dresses act establish the elder Justice coordinating committee to coordinate activities related to elder abuse neglect exhortation across the federal government it is a source of authority for ACL program and activities that include
