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, ...

June is Elder Abuse Awareness Month. World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is June 15, and was launched 2006 by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse and the World Health Organization.

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am an RN-Attorney with significant experience in both professions. Jan 30, 2024, 02:10pm EST Daughter is in her late 50s, with a ...

An elderly person was killed even as state officials failed to investigate reports that they were being physically abused. An infected foot wound contributed to another elderly person's death, after ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — An audit finds ...

The U.S. is growing older. Experts predict that seniors (people ages 65 and over) will make up 23% of the country by 2050, up from 16.5% now. As the aging population grows, more families of elderly ...