National Statistics

• "The Availability and Utility of Interdisciplinary Data on Elder Abuse: A White Paper for the National Center on Elder Abuse"
  April 27, 2006
  There is wide consensus that currently a clear picture of the incidence and prevalence of elder abuse in the United States is sadly lacking—and that such a picture “is essential if social policy is to be created to impact prevention and treatment.” For informational purposes, this new study commissioned by NCEA highlights data sources on elder abuse in the health care, long term care, criminal justice, fiduciary, and legal services arenas, beyond adult protective services data. Such data are required as a basis for informed and enlightened social policy on the prevention and treatment of elder abuse.
  
• NCEA Releases New Study on Abuse of Adults Age 60+
  February 14, 2006
  The 2004 Survey of Adult Protective Services, the most rigorous national study of state-level APS data conducted to date, offers important new insights into the troubling elder abuse problem. The National Center on Elder Abuse will hold a briefing Friday, February 17 at 9:30 a.m. in room 430 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building on Capitol Hill to discuss the survey's findings.
  Read the full study .
  Read the study summary
  
• 2000 State Adult Protective Services Survey Results Over the past two decades, the National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) has commissioned several studies to provide some quantification of the prevalence of elder abuse in the United States. The 2000 Survey of State Adult Protective Services collected data on both the elderly and younger adults with disabilities, although previous NCEA studies have examined abuse of older adults only. The 2000 Survey stands out from previous NCEA studies in its inclusion of younger, vulnerable adults.
  
• National Elder Abuse Incidence Study (Seminal study confirms what elder abuse experts have long believed: reported elder abuse cases are only the "tip of the iceberg." Full download available)
  
• LTC Ombudsman Reports & National, State Data
  
• Medicaid Fraud Control Units (MFCU) Annual Reports (HHS Office of the Inspector General 1997-2001, PDF)