Clues that suggest a need for further information include reluctance on the part of the caregiver to leave the patient alone and discrepancy between objective data and what the caregiver says. Other ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force updated its screening recommendations for intimate partner violence and elder abuse June 24. About 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men are expected to experience ...

Elder abuse and neglect is a serious and prevalent problem that is estimated to affect 700,000 to 1.2 million older adults annually in this country. Only one in ten cases of elder abuse and neglect ...

That's according to the Elder Abuse and Exploitation Task Force co-chairs who helped create the Bexar County Senior Justice ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) renewed its recommendation for intimate partner violence (IPV) screening and its call for more evidence on screening for abuse of older or vulnerable ...

The US Preventive Services Task Force has concluded it cannot issue recommendations — neither for nor against — regarding screening older adults for caregiver abuse and neglect, even as new data ...

The VA has an established research and development department that identifies gaps in care for VA patients and develops treatments, protocols and procedures to close the information and understanding ...

The U.S. is growing older. Experts predict that seniors (people ages 65 and over) will make up 23% of the country by 2050, up from 16.5% now. As the aging population grows, more families of elderly ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Screening elderly adults for signs of abuse may catch many more cases than otherwise would be, a new study suggests. Sign up here. Israeli researchers found that while 6 ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...