Personal finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2025's States with the Best Elder-Abuse Protections and South Carolina was listed as the 3rd worst in the country. This is a slightly worse ranking than last year.
In order to determine the states with the best protection against elder abuse, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on 16 key indicators of elder-abuse protection. The data set ranges from each state's share of all elder abuse complaints to their laws concerning financial elder abuse.
Elder-Abuse Protections in South Carolina (1=Best; 25=Avg.):
- Overall Rank: 49th
- 49th – Elder-Abuse, Gross-Neglect & Exploitation Complaints*
- 45th – Total Expenditures on Elder-Abuse Prevention*
- 17th – Total Long-Term Care Ombudsman-Program Funding*
- 41st – Number of Eldercare Organizations & Services*
- 33rd – Nursing-Homes Quality
*Per resident age 65+
To see the full report, click here.
