As the number of elderly persons In the United States increases, the problem of physical and sexual abuse and neglect of the elderly has also increased:    https://www.foxnews.com/health/as-u-s-population-ages-more-elders-are-subject-to-physical-sexual-and-financial-abuse. Indeed, the number of Americans age 65 and older has increased from 37.2 million in 2006 to 49.2 million in 2016.  The 65 and older population is projected to almost