A San Diego County nursing home has received the most severe penalty under state law after an investigation concluded that inadequate care led to the death […]

A caretaker was arrested recently on suspicion of stealing more than $35,000 from a 92-year-old woman she had been hired to care for, Sheriff’s Department officials […]

U.S. state securities regulators could soon be turning to health-care professionals for help treating a growing problem: investment fraud against the elderly. Denise Voigt Crawford, newly […]

As we reach for the dream of health care for all, we need to focus our reform energies on improving patient safety. Preventing medical errors will […]

Powers of attorney (POA) are seldom overseen by courts or impartial third parties. This very lack of oversight makes it easy for an unscrupulous agent to […]

Elder abuse is doing something or failing to do something that results in harm to an elderly person or puts a helpless older person at risk […]

In-Home Supportive Services care will be reduced or axed for 130,000 Californians starting Nov. 1, the state Department of Social Services announced Friday. The program pays […]

Many of the vulnerable patients of the Oakhill Springs Care Center on High Street in Oakland are dependent on staff for even the most basic needs. […]

Warning that more than 40,000 Western New York senior citizens may have fallen victim to financial scams costing them $15 million, U. S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand […]

Lawmakers and consumers testified on September 14, 2009 before a House subcommittee, calling for new, tough laws restricting the ability of companies to force customers into […]