A California Licensed Fiduciary with a certificate in trust management, Dave Katra serves as the co-operator of Trusted Solutions Los Gatos in partnership with his wife Sue, who is a Certified Geriatric Care Manager (CGCM). Together, Dave Katra and Sue Katra are committed to ensuring that elderly people receive the highest level of care and avoid the risks associated with the conservatorship system.

1. THE GROWING ISSUE
OF ELDERLY ABUSE
By Dave Katra

2. Introduction
 A California Licensed Fiduciary with a certificate in
trust management, Dave Katra serves as the co-
operator of Trusted Solutions Los Gatos in
partnership with his wife Sue, who is a Certified
Geriatric Care Manager (CGCM). Together, Dave
Katra and Sue Katra are committed to ensuring
that elderly people receive the highest level of
care and avoid the risks associated with the
conservatorship system.
According to the National Institute of Justice, elder
abuse is a growing issue for aging adults under
the care of conservators, with statistics showing
that one in 10 seniors experience elder abuse
every year.

3. Elderly Abuse
 While Adult Protective Services agencies around the
nation state that the number of reported elder abuse
cases has increased, it’s still estimated that just one in
14 instances of elder abuse are reported to
authorities. Recent U.S. Census studies also indicate
that by 2050, 20 percent of the American population
will be older than 65, which is twice as many seniors
as in 2012.
An article in Forbes Magazine explains that the
prevalence of elder abuse is largely due to lack of
caregiver training. In 2012, an AARP study found that
almost half of all family caregivers conduct medical or
nursing care even though most have received little or
none of the training necessary to perform these tasks.