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HANCOCK COUNTY — Prosecutor Brent Eaton says crimes against senior citizens are real and, in fact, one in 10 Americans over the age of 60 have experienced elder abuse. Eaton knows all too well about ...

Washington has the highest rate of elder abuse in the U.S. per 100,000 elderly residents, according to a new survey. A Wisconsin personal injury law firm Gruber Law Offices used data from the National ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

The former foster parent and cosmetologist is one of nearly three dozen residents to die of suspected neglect or abuse at ...

Paula Daigle is community engagement director at AgeWell Middle Tennessee. Terri Bayless is an AARP Tennessee volunteer and Chair of the Middle TN Elder Watch committee. Did you know older adults are ...