The corridors of power increasingly resemble a nursing home—if not a hospice. Ad Policy Representative Kay Granger during a news conference with other Republican members of the House of ...

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 ...

A bipartisan proposal to curb elder financial fraud is gaining traction in Congress. The bill would enlist the Securities and Exchange Commission to help lawmakers fight this issue. It would also ...

MAYVILLE – Advocates, elected officials and leaders from around the globe took time recently to acknowledge elder abuse and to discuss ways to prevent it. Among those who participated were Chautauqua ...

Elder abuse is a complex and concerning issue that affects vulnerable older Americans in various ways and cost us more than $2.3 billion last year. It is important that we take action to address this ...

Retirement should be the most enjoyable time of your life. You've worked and saved to provide for yourself in your later years so that you can do things you enjoy. Given how hard you've prepared, it's ...

Families often don’t notice financial abuse until significant money is gone, and experts say it frequently goes unreported.

Health care or legal professionals often are not physically present to witness abuse, and the legal system relies on other reporters and evidence to confirm it. Extreme and heinous cases can be easily ...

The slight tremor in your grandmother’s hand when a particular caregiver enters the room. The curious timing of new estate planning documents. The recurring urinary tract infections that never quite ...

FAYETTEVILLE -- Elderly Americans lose more than $28 billion a year to financial exploitation, and the results can be devastating -- from losing significant portions of their life savings and property ...

It started when an alert broker called to let Alan Sims know that $3,360 was being withdrawn weekly from his 103-year-old friend’s brokerage account. Turns out that a live-in caretaker was padding her ...