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Adult Protective Services (APS) a community based organization that is designed to help keep seniors safe. They tend to be based out of the county system, paid for by county tax dollars. And although they might be intimidating, they play a … [Read more...]
The COVID-19 pandemic has effectively cut nursing home residents off from the rest of the world in many places throughout our country. This has increased isolation, and decreased accountability. In many homes, it’s now known that instances … [Read more...]
COVID-19 has revealed a lot of nasty things about us, both as individuals and as a society. But one of the saddest things that we’ve seen recently is the uptick in the number of abuse cases that have been reported around the country, … [Read more...]
Elder abuse takes on a lot of different forms, all of which are detrimental to the health and safety of a senior citizen. All of these forms are also illegal, too. If anything, COVID-19 and the ensuing quarantine has highlighted just how … [Read more...]
A new study has indicated that specific injuries found in the senior population is likely indicative of some sort of elder abuse. More specifically, this study found that when there are injuries to a senior citizen’s head or … [Read more...]
All across the country, protests and movements are calling for police reforms. In response to the racially charged killins of a few men by police recently, these calls are completely justified. Now, this post is not here to … [Read more...]
A recent statement from the IRS spells out a big win for senior citizens that are slated to or have already received stimulus checks during the current pandemic. The federal bureau that oversees taxation and the recent stimulus checks … [Read more...]
Portions of the U.S. are beginning to see a steep incline in reported cases of elder abuse. As the nation starts to open up, a lot of things that were occurring during the quarantine are just coming to light. The sad truth is that abuse, … [Read more...]
Elder abuse is far more prevalent than most of us realize. And because of that, the odds are that a good number of the people that read this article will know someone who has been abused, even if they don’t have direct knowledge of the … [Read more...]
By many accounts, fraud against seniors is on the rise. A lot of this occurs in an online setting because criminals know that some seniors are not as savvy when it comes to web safety as a lot of younger people are. Add to this the fact … [Read more...]
A new report out of Australia indicates that chemicals were used to sedate and restrain elderly individuals so that caregivers did not have to spend as much time helping people out. This is a horrific story, but sadly it’s one that has … [Read more...]
Across the country, police departments are taking steps to ensure that seniors are kept safe. One recent example comes from the Holyoke Police Department in Massachusetts. They recently received a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice … [Read more...]
