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Pb1723-Food Safety For Seniors, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service

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You’ve had a lot of experience buying and preparing food. Studies show that older adults do a better job of handling food safely than other age groups. So, why do you need to be concerned about food safety? We all need to be more careful with foods because where and how we produce our foods has changed. In addition, your ability to resist foodborne illness has probably also changed as you have gotten older.

Pb1414-Preventing Abuse And Neglect Of The Elderly, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service

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The United States House of Representatives Select Committee on Aging estimates 5 percent of all elderly in America are being abused, neglected or exploited annually. The National Committee for Prevention of Elder Abuse estimates that one million older individuals are abused or neglected each year in the United States.

The Tennessee Department of Human Services indicates 5 percent of the elderly population in the state is approximately 40,000 people. Currently, the Department of Human Services works with 2,000 cases per month. If these estimates are accurate, many cases of elder abuse and neglect are going unreported in Tennessee. Instead of …