SAFEGUARDING OUR SENIORS The Philadelphia Financial Exploitation Prevention financial exploitation—one of the most common forms of elder abuse. The National Adult Protective Services Association reports that the number and complexity of reports involving financial abuse of vulnerable and older adults has grown significantly in the past decade, yet remains vastly under reported with only 1 in 44 cases ever relayed. Cognitive impairment and the need for help with activities of daily living make victims more vulnerable to financial abuse. Panelists covered a variety of topics including how scams happen, why they happen and where seniors and their families can turn for help, including how to plan for the future. Task Force worked in conjunction with the Alzheimer’s Association Delaware Valley Chapter, SeniorLaw Center, TruMark Credit Union, Penn Memory Center and Philadelphia Corporation for Aging to present “Safeguarding Our Seniors: A Forum for Seniors and their Caregivers” at the Philadelphia Free Library on June 15, 2016, in honor of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The library’s Skyline Room was packed with 100 community members as they listened to WTXF-FOX29’s Chris O’Connell moderate the discussion from a panel of experts (which included a caregiver’s perspective) on