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...]
Where Does Elder Abuse Happen?
Elder abuse can happen anywhere, unfortunately. It is something that can take many different forms and appear in many different ways. It’s something that can happen purposefully by an individual who is more concerned about themselves than … [Read more...]
Webcams and Senior Care
As the number of senior citizens in the U.S. continues to grow, it’s going to become more and more important to take effective steps to reduce the risk of elder abuse that our loved ones face. One proposed solution is to install webcams in … [Read more...]
Protecting the Right to Care
Protecting the rights of senior citizens is something that we all hold very dearly. Seniors deserve to be treated fairly and live a life that is free from the fear of abuse of any sort. Unfortunately, because this is a vulnerable … [Read more...]
Growing in Awareness of Elder Abuse
Elder abuse comes in a wide variety of forms, ranging from physical, sexual, and emotional abuse, to financial abuse and theft, or even neglect. Because abuse can be so varied in its form, a lot of people don’t know exactly what it is, or … [Read more...]
Why the Rise in Elder Abuse Investigations?
In the state of Connecticut, the number of elder abuse investigations has more than doubled in recent years. From the data available, investigations went up by more than double in the time period between 2011 and 2017. That’s just a six … [Read more...]
Can Technology Reduce Senior Care Abuse Cases?
The United States, Japan, and many European countries are experiencing a shift in population demographics. This year, for the first time ever in the United States, there will be more people over the age of 65 than there are under the age of … [Read more...]
National Spotlight on Elder Abuse
One of the great things about technology is that more information is available than ever before. This is especially true when it comes to senior care and health care. Unfortunately, there’s also a lot of bad information that exists, too. … [Read more...]
Does Your Family Know Enough About Senior Care?
Education about senior care is one area where there is a surprisingly large lack of emphasis. Not only do most people not know what all of their options are when it comes to care, they also don’t have a firm grasp on the supporting concepts … [Read more...]
Keeping Our Loved Ones Safe Starts With Us
As far as population size goes, Minnesota is not a large state. There are just over 5.5 million people living in the state, which puts it at about the 21st largest state by population in the United States. California, Texas, and New York … [Read more...]
A New Weapon in the Fight Against Elder Abuse
The state of Wisconsin is doing something a little unorthodox when it comes to the fight against elder abuse: they are giving families small, secret cameras to keep in their loved one’s rooms in order to help precisely identify when abuse … [Read more...]
Minnesota Cracks Down on Elder Abuse
At the beginning of 2017, the state of Minnesota had more than 3,000 cases of elder abuse that had not yet been thoroughly handled. Most of these cases came from allegations that people living within nursing homes had been mistreated. This … [Read more...]