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Reports of elder abuse in Missouri continue to rise, experts still consider them an undercount

Rebecca Smith

Last year, the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services received and investigated more than 43,000 cases of elder abuse. That's nearly thirteen hundred more than the previous count.