Our article series this month focuses on elder abuse, which is a distressing reality for many senior citizens, manifesting in various forms such as physical, emotional and financial abuse. Past weeks ...

Dear Annie: I regularly read your column and have seen stories involving individuals over 60 being taken advantage of or outright abused. Your recent letter from “Desperate Sisters,” the duo that has ...

Beaufort County Department of Social Services observes Elder Abuse Awareness Month. June marks Elder Abuse Awareness Month ...

Elder abuse can be defined as "a single, or repeated act, or lack of appropriate action, occurring within any relationship, where there is an expectation of trust, which causes harm or distress to an ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Only about half of last year's nearly 92,000 calls to Missouri's hotline to report abuse of the elderly were answered, and the situation has only gotten worse, according to state ...