The National Collaboratory on Elder Mistreatment

The article describes the development of The National Collaboratory on Elder Mistreatment, a joint initiative of the Education Development Center, The John A. Hartford Foundation, and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. The Collaboratory's model uses the hospital emergency room as the point of entry. The article details benchmarks in the field of elder mistreatment prior to the creation of the Elder Mistreatment Emergency Department Care Model, which is undergoing feasibility testing at six sites nationwide, with results expected by early 2021.