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The San Diego County District Attorney’s office has set up an entire site devoted to elder abuse prevention and awareness. The “Safe Seniors” website provides...

Good news in the fight to protect our elderly comes as the result of Governor Brown signing SB 543 and AB 140 into law last...

Elder abuse is an epidemic affecting elders of all ethnicities, socioeconomic groups and genders. Any elder, but particularly those suffering from diminished mental acuity, or...

Los Angeles ABC 7 News recently partnered with the Center for Investigating Reporting to shine a light on alleged abuse cases, which are being poorly...

Psychological abuse of elders may also be called emotional elder abuse. The terms are often interchangeable and denote the intentional infliction of mental and/or emotional...

Identity theft continues to arise as a harsh reality for millions of Americans each year. In fact, according to the Justice Department, more than 11...

Unfortunately, there are far too many opportunists in the world, and the one thing they all share in common is that they are looking for...

Researchers at Rush University Medical Center have concluded that “Elder abuse is independently associated with increased mortality risk, especially for cardiovascular related mortality,” according to...

Elder abuse typically refers to the knowing, intentional, or negligent act by a custodial care provider, caregiver, or any other person that causes harm to...

According to the World Health Organization, dementia is one of the major causes of disability and dependency among older people. Dementia, which is a syndrome...

Elder abuse has been called an epidemic and is viewed by many as a national crisis, for good reason. As many as five million elders...

Unfortunately, in spite of the fact that unnecessarily restraining elders while in a long term skilled nursing facility or nursing home is against the law,...