June is Elder Empowerment Month. Learn the warning signs of senior self neglect and when to seek professional help.

Daughter is in her late 50s, with a difficult mother who is in her mid 80s. Daughter’s mother, V, has always been “kind of nutty” as Daughter describes her. They were semi-estranged for years but not ...

Although it is less studied, child neglect has been shown to result in greater severity of depression than physical or sexual ...

Viviana gets home from work late for the third time this week feeling exhausted and hungry. Even though it’s after work hours, she decides to stay up late to finish a report as a favor to a co-worker.

A new study found that almost 40 percent of elder mistreatment cases began with self-neglect. Credit: Jeremy Poland / iStock via The Maine Monitor A few years ago, Adult Protective Services put Polly ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Elderly people who display "self-neglect" behavior often suffer from common age-related ailments like depression, heart problems, and dementia, a new study shows. "These ...

June is Elder Abuse Awareness Month and was launched 2006 by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse and ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. -- As seniors on fixed incomes are struggling to afford to take care of themselves, adult protective services investigations are dramatically on the rise in every social ...

As Elder Abuse Awareness and Prevention month draws to a close, the final topic on the subject is neglect and self-neglect. Neglect is defined by the National Institute on Aging as “when the caregiver ...

Grief bites viciously and leaves gaping holes in your heart. Grief howls so loud at night that it sends shivers down your spine. The file cabinets of memories fly open. Slideshow flashes of a lifetime ...

The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services is encouraging residents to check on elderly neighbors, friends, and ...