If your loved one starts to show sudden signs of embarrassment, defensiveness, depression, anxiety, and other mood alterations they could be experiencing the behavioral effects of elder abuse.

Financial exploitation can be more difficult to detect than physical elder abuse. The circumstances can vary, and warning signs aren't always obvious. Low commission rates start at $0 for U.S ...

Here are some best practices that can help mitigate such abuses as well as five steps to take to prevent them: Recognizing signs of financial elder abuse. Reporting suspected financial elder abuse.

A legal question and answer line for seniors. Dear Senior Legal Line: I am worried about my neighbor. I live in a senior apartment building and I am friendly with a woman down the hall from me.

The 'hidden epidemic' of financial abuse often doesn't come to light until after a vulnerable person has died, according to ...

If there are signs of physical abuse, involve the police, says Martha Crippen, elder-abuse investigator, Rhode Island Department of Attorney General. Your brother, who has power of attorney for ...

I regularly read your column and have seen stories involving individuals over 60 being taken advantage of or outright abused.

This very moment, someone’s elderly parent or grandparent is likely wiring tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars to scammers overseas. Scammers are smart and relentless, using a variety ...

June 15th marked World Elder Abuse Awareness Day as designated by the United Nations. And while this is a day to be especially mindful of the reality of this abuse, millions of older adults are ...

Now it's time for America to confront the Abuse That Dare Not Speak Its Name: elder abuse ... insisting on working but showing clear signs of diminished mental capacity and repeated episodes ...