Older Adult Abuse

Hourglass launches the first ever 24/7 helpline to combat the “hidden epidemic” of abuse against older people 

Hourglass is calling on care homes, GP surgeries, police/PCC and other charities who support and care for older people to promote the helpline and bring the issue out into the open. 

As many as 2.7 million people are thought to be affected by the abuse of older people in the UK, yet new data from the charity’s helpline shows only a fraction of those victims (0.2%) are accessing the helpline to get specialist support from Hourglass 

The helpline number is 080 8808 8141 More information is available at https://wearehourglass.org/hourglass-launches-first-ever-247-helpline-combat-hidden-epidemic-abuse-against-older-people