The U.S. is growing older. Experts predict that seniors (people ages 65 and over) will make up 23% of the country by 2050, up from 16.5% now. As the aging population grows, more families of elderly ...

The number of senior citizens is growing rapidly; individuals aged 65 and older increased from 39.6 million in 2009 to 54.1 million in 2019 (a 36% increase) and is projected to reach 94.7 million by ...

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 ...

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 ...

The owner and an employee at a residential care home in Santa Cruz County are facing criminal charges after a man with dementia went missing from the facility in 2022 and died from cold exposure.

As of July 2022, there were more than 15,300 certified nursing homes in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). And while pre-pandemic studies estimate ...

A Superior Court judge appointed an independent manager to oversee the operations of three Rutland City elder care facilities earlier this month, after approving the state’s request for receivership ...

CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. - Police in Clayton County are investigating an unlicensed care home after it was discovered that a man had been keeping 15 adults in deplorable conditions. Gabriel Robinson, 51, ...

A 62-year-old woman who owns an elder care home in Mira Mesa was arrested on suspicion of elder abuse after she was accused of understaffing her facility and leaving residents in soiled diapers for ...

BUCHANAN, Ga. - An elderly care facility employee in Haralson County is facing nearly 80 felony counts of elder abuse and fraud charges. Police in Buchanan say she stole more than $50,000 from ...