A Camden certified nurse’s aide admitted intentionally spraying a paralyzed elderly nursing home resident in the face and eyes with bleach at a Cherry Hill facility.

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A new bill tabled in the House of Assembly yesterday aims to protect older people from abuse and neglect while combating the ...

There's a clear downside to the Norwegian policy that encourages allowing elderly people to live at home for as long as possible. Caring for the aging population has been left to worn-out family ...

During the month of June, Adult Protective Services (APS) collaborates with community advocates across Texas to raise awareness on elder abuse. It is a topic that many of us would rather not talk ...

Nursing home abuse is a serious issue in this country, one that affects our most vulnerable elderly residents, including here in Lexington, Kentucky. As families, we entrust nursing homes with the ...

In the hallways of too many nursing homes, a silent form of abuse is happening — not with bruises or shouts, but with pills. Antipsychotic medications are being used to sedate and control elderly ...

Imagine having a voice, being someone full of life and experience, with ideas and purpose, to then feeling like that is stripped away. In my senior year of high school, I had the opportunity to have ...

A Cape Girardeau woman charged with elder abuse has been assigned a new judge and a new court date, court officials say. Sherri L. Sprenger, a nurse's aide who prosecutors say backhanded a 98-year-old ...