Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
By RICHARD JENKINS
HURLEY - If anyone happened to notice a large number of people wearing purple in Iron County Thursday, it wasn't some strange coincidence, rather the employees of the Iron County Human Services Department and other community partners wore the color to mark World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.
In Wisconsin, elder abuse applies to anyone over the age 60 being physically, sexually or emotionally abused, as well as those being neglected or financially exploited, according to Iron County case manager Trista Olson.
Caregivers aren't necessarily the only...