Suggested Citation: "APPENDIX A Elder Mistreatment Measures and Studies." National Research Council. 2003. Elder Mistreatment: Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation in an Aging America. Washington, DC: The ...

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 ...

State secretary of aging visits Berks County Area Agency on Aging to spotlight a new regional partnership aimed at better ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than 2 million Americans live in long-term care — a nursing home, assisted living or other residential care facility. Many of ...

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 ...

It was originally called "granny bashing" when the first stories about elder abuse came out in the 1970s. Since then, elder abuse has become recognized as a serious social problem that is far more ...

Ohio has seen a 400 percent increase in reported elder abuse cases over the past seven years, according to the Ohio Attorney ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...