By Tom Smith
Senior Staff Writer
Senior Staff Writer
January 19, 2010.
Rep. Tammy Irons said efforts are under way that could help improve elder abuse reporting as well as make stiffer laws for those who take advantage of Alabama's senior population.
Irons, D-Florence, has introduced legislation that would establish the Interagency Council For the Prevention of Elder Abuse, which also is known as the Elder Abuse Prevention Act.
"The goal is to make people aware of the problem of elder abuse," said Irons, chairwoman of the Elder Justice Committee.
The five-member committee was established in June to study issues that face the state's aging population.
Irons said that in 2008 there were 6,000 reported cases of elder abuse in the state. She said there are thousand of cases that go unreported.
"That's the goal of this legislation - to bring awareness to the problem and to try and correct it," she said.
Abridged
SOURCE: The Times Daily
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