Rural elder abuse and neglect are relatively high in rural areas, and screening and prevention are needed to protect against elder abuse, according to the National Institutes of Health. In a 2022 ...

Here are some best practices that can help mitigate such abuses as well as five steps to take to prevent them: Recognizing signs of financial elder abuse. Reporting suspected financial elder abuse.

Financial, physical, emotional and sexual abuse are types of elder abuse among seniors. Learn the signs and what to do.

statewide elder-abuse prevention coordinator for the Florida Department of Elder Affairs. The woman who drives you is like a daughter. Once, when you weren't well, you gave her your ATM card to do ...

In February, HCA issued an emergency ruling to strengthen the referral process of caregivers using the employee abuse ...

SAN ANTONIO — A new policy in San Antonio aims to better equip city employees to identify signs of elder abuse. The ...

Seniors in Grey Bruce suffering elder abuse now have one point of access for help by calling 211. The Grey Bruce Elder Abuse ...

Dallas Twp. co-sponsored a bill that will help educate nurses in identifying the signs of elder abuse for the individuals in ...

A divorce could be the least of his worries, even at his age.” For information about how to prevent elder financial abuse, see the article Seven Ways to Protect Older Adults from Financial Abuse.

Read on for the most recent elder fraud and financial abuse statistics. There were 92,371 victims of elder fraud in 2021. Elder fraud losses increased by 391.9% ($343 million to $1.685 billion ...

Rep. Brenda Pugh on Tuesday said older adults in need of care should not have to fear for their safety. "But sadly, there are bad actors that seek to harm them with physical and emotional abuse, ...