A literature review on risk factors for elder abuse and neglect and descriptive analysis of characteristics of cases reported to the Milwaukee County Department of Aging (MCDA) were conducted to assist aging service providers in detecting elder abuse risk. Cognitive impairment, behavioral problems, poor social network and living with others emerged as risk indicators in the literature. Of 825 calls to the MCDA in 2006, most were frail, white, older women. Perpetrators were typically the elder's friends and family, often the victim's adult children. Despite common fears, only 5.8% of reports resulted in nursing home or assisted living placement. Prospective studies are needed to determine if the "typical" profile represents elders at greatest risk of abuse and neglect, or those most likely to be reported. FMDRL_ID: 2350#Conferences #STFMAnnualSpringConference #2009