Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 9 hours ago
There’s a lot of misunderstanding about what older adults need to live fee from harm. We’re working to change that.
For a decade, EDC has led the National Collaboratory to Address Elder Mistreatment. We’re designing, testing, and implementing new models of age-friendly health care.
Recently, the US Preventative Services Task Force announced its recommendation that elder mistreatment screening not be required in primary care. In response, EDC's Kristin Lees-Haggerty, principal investigator of the Collaboratory, discusses the benefits of early screening, and why waiting presents a critical missed opportunity to identify people at risk for mistreatment.
Learn more about our work: edc.org/projects/the-national-collaboratory-to-address-elder-mistreatment
There’s a lot of misunderstanding about what older adults need to live fee from harm. We’re working to change that.
For a decade, EDC has led the National Collaboratory to Address Elder Mistreatment. We’re designing, testing, and implementing new models of age-friendly health care.
Recently, the US Preventative Services Task Force announced its recommendation that elder mistreatment screening not be required in primary care. In response, EDC's Kristin Lees-Haggerty, principal investigator of the Collaboratory, discusses the benefits of early screening, and why waiting presents a critical missed opportunity to identify people at risk for mistreatment.
Learn more about our work: edc.org/projects/the-national-collaboratory-to-address-elder-mistreatment
