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An ABC News article recently ranked Austin as the #1 retirement hot spot in the nation. A St. David's study found that the population of those between ages 55 and 64 has increased 110% over the past decade. The Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area has the fastest-growing population of adults aged 55 to 64 in the country and the third fastest-growing population of people 64 and older.
All of these statistics lead to one tough question, "How will we care for the growing senior population in Central Texas?" Click here to read a piece by Angela Atwood, CEO of Family Eldercare, that explains how our continuum of services can help seniors age with dignity and as much independence as possible.
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Victims of elder abuse fall into a group of victims that are hidden from our society at large. Broadly defined there are three basic categories of elder abuse: domestic, institutional, and self-neglect or self-abuse.
The following breaks down the factors that increase the risk of elder abuse: read more »