Senator Hatch Passess a Bill to Protect Elderly Abuse

A bill gets passed in congress to protect people primarily from nursing homes from elder abuse, nursing negligence and malpractices. For the fourth time in a row, four senators have been pushing to pass the bill which has the goal of increasing federal budget to promote data gathering and evidence finding to protect the elderly from physical, financial or psychological abuse.

"More than 500,000 Americans over 60 are the victims of domestic abuse," Hatch said. "I am committed to doing all I can to pass legislation to protect them from those who would prey upon them physically, financially and psychologically."

The bill would focus on long term care facilities such as nursing homes. The senators insisted that this is going to be a smart move since 67 million people of senior age is going to nursing homes in the coming three decades. Of this massive number, more than 500,00 actually been a nursing home abuse or negligence in varying degrees.