Preventing Elder Abuse

According to the National Council on Aging (NCOA) “financial scams targeting seniors have become so prevalent that they’re now considered the crime of the 21st...

Psychological abuse, also referred to as emotional abuse, can be difficult to notice at first glance. The damage often reveals itself in the form of...

According to a recent study conducted by Cornell University, 1 in 5 nursing home residents suffer abuse at the hands of their fellow residents. The...

Society erroneously assumes prescription medication is only abused by the younger generations. Studies show, however, prescription drug abuse plagues men and women of all ages,...

According to the National Center on Elder Abuse, 27% of the 1.5 million Baby Boomers who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender worry about...

According to multiple sources, including the Center for Medicare Advocacy, for-profit nursing homes are far more likely to provide insufficient quality of care for residents...

Dementia is described by the Alzheimer’s Association as “an overall term that describes a wide range of symptoms associated with a decline in memory or...

According to The National Center on Elder Abuse it is estimated that between two to five million elderly Americans suffer from some form of elder...

While neglect of elders is often an intentional act by caregivers, it is important to understand that many times as people age, they begin to...

It is believed that psychological abuse – a form of emotional abuse – is the most prevalent type of abuse facing California elders (anyone over...

The numbers of low income elderly and/or disabled Californians who are choosing to stay in their homes rather than reside in institutions, including nursing homes,...

NBC-7 San Diego recently reported a story exposing that: “At 85 years old, Lynn Murphy’s health was failing, her memory fading fast. So, in October...