These stories highlight a growing and distressing trend of neglect and abuse against the elderly, who deserve care and respect. Social activist and philanthropist Kuan Chee Heng, who operates a ...

“The MWPSC Act serves as a model for other countries, including Malaysia, to address the growing issue of elder neglect and abandonment. India’s experience with the law offers valuable lessons ...

Elder abuse is an even more widespread issue for vulnerable seniors with dementia or Alzheimer’s. Research shows nearly half ...

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 ...

Q: I often wonder about some of the older adults in my neighborhood and whether they are being neglected by family or ...

Neglect Can Be as Damaging to Child Development as Abuse, in Some Ways By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Simple neglect can be as damaging to a child ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Two Indianapolis parents have been charged with felony neglect in the death of their 8-year old child. The Marion County Coroner’s Office says she died from ingesting ...

Ofelia Chavez, 20, Emerson Edilberto, 21, Estiven Hidalgo, 24, Edwin Carbajal, 26, and Dais Hernandez, 23 were arrested and charged with child neglect. On Friday afternoon, the police department ...

The rooms are filled with elderly residents, their hands wrinkled and backs bent. They shuffle slowly down the corridors, some using walkers. Workers help them bathe, eat, walk and take their ...

MIAMI – The parents who were charged with child neglect after their five children were found living in squalid conditions in Miami Beach have a history of neglect, police have learned.

According to a press release, the officer is implicated in an ongoing child neglect case. A law enforcement source with knowledge of the situation told FOX59 and CBS4’s Angela Ganote that a ...