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Abuse of seniors increased 4.9%
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Abuse of elderly people by family members rose 4.9 percent in fiscal 2009 to a record 15,615 cases, according to the welfare ministry. The number of people aged 65 and above who died as a result of such abuse came to 32, up eight from the previous year and equaling the record set in fiscal 2006, when the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry started compiling comparable data. Abuse by staff at elderly care facilities rose 8.6 percent to 76 cases, also an all-time high, the ministry's nationwide survey showed. (Kyodo News)
高齢者虐待、4.9%上昇し過去最多に
厚生労働省が2009年度の高齢者虐待に関する調査結果を発表し、65歳以上の高齢者に対する家族からの虐待件数は4.9%増(前年度比)の1万5,615件と、調査を始めた2006年度以降で最多となった。
Shukan ST: December 3, 2010
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