Ed Asner, Art Linkletter and LAPD Police Chief William Bratton are among a growing group of celebrities who are fighting elder abuse.

Elder abuse is a big problem in our society  and we've written about it a lot because we're sickened by its impact on our elderly.

Elder abuse is also one of those closeted subjects that has been hidden in our past because a lot of us didn't want to face it.

Now, we're having to deal with it because we have to save our elderly from predatory caregivers.

The celebrities have a documentary, Saving Our Parents, that I think is a must see.

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