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 ...

RICHMOND, Va. — A new online portal is making it easier to report allegations of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of elderly and incapacitated adults. The number of reports to Adult Protective Services ...

When Karina Singer, a 48-year-old Las Vegas woman, visited her dad in his assisted living facility, something seemed off. The air conditioner was on the lowest setting and a fan was on full blast, and ...

OWENSBORO, Ky. (WFIE) - The Senior Community Center of Owensboro-Daviess County is hosting an informational program for seniors and caregivers to address issues of elder abuse, neglect and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Nina A. Kohn is a Distinguished Professor of Law at Syracuse University and a Visiting Professor at Yale Law School. An older ...

Massachusetts prides itself on protecting the vulnerable, yet our state has created a troubling double standard that leaves elderly residents at greater risk than children when it comes to false and ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake County officials are raising awareness about elder abuse during World Elder Abuse Awareness Month, emphasizing that many cases go unreported and encouraging community ...

SAN ANTONIO – The City of San Antonio and Bexar County are taking significant steps to combat the alarming rates of senior citizen abuse and exploitation. Bexar County is second in the state for high ...

A Roseville man scammed out of something both valuable and sentimental during a disturbingly bold scam at a Walmart store is urging Macomb County seniors to be on high guard. “I took my mother to the ...

When a caregiver abuses, neglects or steals from an elderly or infirm person, the roadblock to justice can be a victim unaware of being violated — or too fearful to tell others. A California law that ...

Queensland’s seniors are being physically, mentally, and financially abused by their family at shockingly high rates, often ...