Alabama is looking for foster care families for elderly and adult residents, citing a steep rise in elder abuse in the state over the last decade.
“The rise in elder abuse and neglect over the last decade has been disheartening, but we have also seen so many individuals step up to provide loving, caring homes for many of Alabama’s aging individuals,” said Alabama Department of Human Resources Commissioner Nancy Buckner in a news release.
Increased fear or anxiety, isolation from friends or family, unusual changes in behavior or sleep, unexplained injuries, bruises, cuts or sores, unsanitary living conditions and poor hygiene and unusual or sudden changes in financial spending are a few key warning signs of abuse.
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