Who Gets a Home Visit? Investigating Racial and Ethnic Bias in Adult Protective Services Investigations of Older Adult Mistreatment
Student Work
Taemin Ahn
September 2022
America’s population is rapidly aging. The number of adults aged 65 years or older is projected to rise from 52.4 million to 94.7 million by 2060. At the same time, America’s older adult population is also becoming more racially diverse. The proportion of non-white older Americans is projected to rise by more than 10% to comprise 34% of the population by 2040 – a pace expected to accelerate over the next few decades.
