When a caregiver fails to meet the needs of an elderly person who cannot care for themselves, neglect can result. Sometimes the caregiver may withhold nourishment, medications, or even hygiene, ...

Elder abuse and neglect is a serious and prevalent problem that is estimated to affect 700,000 to 1.2 million older adults annually in this country. Only one in ten cases of elder abuse and neglect ...

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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Elder abuse is often hidden, but recognizing the signs and taking action can protect our seniors. Elder abuse is often hidden and underreported; only 1 in 24 cases come to ...

June is Elder Abuse Awareness Month, and June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD). Throughout the month, attention is devoted to promoting awareness of the facts about elder mistreatment, ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- The growth in the senior adult population in the U.S. has seen a rise in instances of abuse and cases among the elderly. According to the latest census data, the ...

Amy Thomas wasn’t new to social work. She had been helping vulnerable children and adults for more than 20 years when she started working at Elder Options, a Gainesville-based nonprofit designated by ...

ROYAL PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Royal Palm Beach man accused of abusing an elderly couple he was supposed to be caring for was arrested last week. Chris Gisonni, 50, is facing multiple charges, including ...

A Smith County man was arrested Thursday on a felony charge of injury to an elderly individual after investigators determined his mother suffered serious injuries due to neglect, authorities said.

A Centre County woman was sentenced Wednesday to state prison for neglect that the county’s top prosecutor described as leaving an older woman “at death’s door.” Loretta P. Stokes-McClusick, 54, of ...

Four people are facing charges of murder, multiple counts of neglect and tampering with evidence in the 2020 death of Brenda Shinpaugh Crutchfield, who was found dead in bed in a home on Lakin Road. A ...