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California’s population of individuals over 60 is projected to grow faster than any other age group. By 2030, one-quarter of California’s population will be an older adult, with approximately 10.8 million reaching this age marker. Given this statistic, the recent rise in elder abuse cases is particularly alarming.
An increased prevalence of elder abuse, including financial exploitation; emotional, physical and sexual abuse; as well as neglect are just a few types of abuse older and dependent adults have increasingly endured. According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Population Projections, the number of Americans aged 65 or older may be reluctant to report abuse themselves due to fear of retaliation, lack of physical and/or cognitive ability to report, or because they do not wish to get their abuser in trouble.
Chillicothe Gazette
Annual Pioneer Center Art Show announced at the Pump House Center for the Arts
CHILLICOTHE At the Pump House Center for the Arts, the Pioneer Center will host its annual art show for Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. Artwork featured in the event was created by people with developmental disabilities who are a part of different organizations within the Pioneer Center.
The artwork is currently displayed now through March 22. Unique and expressive pieces created from school and adult age artists are of various mediums. The majority of the artwork is for sale. The funds received from the sale of this artwork will go back to aid all Pioneer Center organizations in the purchase of art supplies to assist with future year’s art shows.
Many county health departments say their allocation of coronavirus vaccine doses has gone down in recent weeks. Add in shipment delays and officials say that s making it difficult to efficiently vaccinate those in line around the state.|| Coronavirus updates | Maryland s latest numbers | Get tested | Vaccine Info ||It is clearly an issue a lot of Marylanders are concerned about. Hundreds of thousands are on waiting lists around the state. And just Monday night, Howard County held a virtual town hall on vaccine distribution, where 17,000 attended.Maryland online vaccination site locatorVaccine Data DashboardMaryland vaccination plan FAQs“This cut in vaccine to our local health department is devastating, not only to our ability to deliver the vaccine, but frankly, to the morale of our residents,” Howard County Executive Calvin Ball said.Howard County officials are frustrated their weekly allotment of coronavirus vaccine doses has been cut, again, despite using all of their sup