Older adults are increasingly vulnerable to financial fraud, often suffering significant losses they cannot recover from. Fraudsters exploit gaps in existing laws and leverage modern technology like the internet, email, and social media to target seniors. Unlike past decades when…
Any action or failure to act that causes unreasonable suffering, misery, or harm to the patient is considered nursing home abuse or neglect. It can include assault of a patient, but can also include withholding necessary food, medical attention, or…
President Trump signed into law the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act in October of 2017. This bill was designed to combat the growing epidemic of the elderly being taken advantage of financially and abused physically. A study conducted by…