The World Health Organization states that about one in six adults (from age 60 and older) have experienced some form of abuse in community settings (like nursing homes and other long term care facilities) during this past year. 

This number has been steadily increasing with the rise of the age of the global population. The elderly can be harmed in many ways including: financially, mentally and physically. So who is taking their time and effort to protect this vulnerable population?

We sat down with Carole Herman, founder and president of Foundation Aiding the Elderly (F.A.T.E. for short), at their office in Sacramento, California. 

Carole, a successful business woman, founded FATE in 1982.  FATE’s mission is to assure elders are treated with care, dignity and the utmost respect during their final years when they can no longer take care of themselves. They do so by providing education, advocacy, tools, help families with reporting abuse, legal action, raising funds, and so much more.

On this episode we talk: avoiding elder abuse - how to protect your loved ones, the number one reason behind this neglect, and an untimely death - how losing a loved one propelled Carole into this line of work. 

F.A.T.E. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/4fate.org 

F.A.T.E. Website -  https://www.4fate.org/index.php 

Contact: caroleh@4fate.org 

Mentioned in Episode: 

The Geraldo Rivera Show - https://www.youtube.com/embed/KOyjQPeK3ZI 

Movie: I Care A Lot - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9893250/ 

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