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 ...

Nearly 4,000 confirmed abuse cases led to just 99 prosecutions over six years. Lack of trained staff and focus hinder law enforcement’s financial abuse response. Grand jury urges new roles, training ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Woman giving credit card information over the phone Image by Canva The Department of Justice released its 2025 report, detailing ...

Elder abuse is any action — or lack of appropriate action — occurring in a relationship where there is an expectation of trust that causes harm or distress to an older person, according to the World ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Sacramento County Grand Jury released a statement stating that the county is not doing enough to protect against elder ...

HARRISBURG — The Shapiro administration has changed the way it grades the performance of agencies that protect Pennsylvania’s most vulnerable older adults from abuse and neglect, a move critics say ...

An In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) worker in Butte County who prosecutors said abused an elderly man for months has pleaded guilty and is expected to spend n ...

San Antonio’s Public Safety Committee spent their first meeting under Mayor Gina Jones' tenure hearing a blunt warning about elder abuse —thousands of cases a year and growing. "It's big," Chief ...

Aug. 10—LEWISBURG — A Licensing Inspection Summary made public by the state Department of Health shows how Heritage Springs Memory Care in Lewisburg reacted to accusations of extensive elder abuse by ...

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has restated its commitment to protecting elderly residents from all forms of abuse, including neglect, physical, emotional, and financial ...