Speaking as a medical consultant, I would like to support comments about poor detection by doctors of abuse or coercion of the elderly being considered for assisted dying (“Keep role for judges in ...

Here are some best practices that can help mitigate such abuses as well as five steps to take to prevent them: Recognizing signs of financial elder abuse. Reporting suspected financial elder abuse.

It starts by understanding elder financial abuse, learning how to spot red flags, putting preventive measures in place and knowing how to report suspicious activity. As people age, involving the ...

Connecticut auditors say the Department of Social Services is making progress toward preventing elder care abuse but more ...

Because elder financial abuse doesn't have a firm definition ... Hopefully, this increased attention will result in higher reporting rates and more protection for seniors.

This move is poised to help survivors of domestic violence, elder abuse, and coerced debt regain financial stability and access fair credit reporting practices. CFPB Director Rohit Chopra ...

I ran this situation by California private investigator Riley Parker to ask him what could be done to protect Sam from what looks like elder financial abuse. He replied, “Dennis, cops and ...

A Midland caregiver was arrested after police say she stole more than $337,000 from an elderly woman with dementia by forging ...

I write about charitable giving and estate planning ideas. People are aging and the incidence of elder financial abuse, and the permutations it can take are growing as well. There is lots of talk ...

Gov. Mark Dayton has proclaimed Wednesday, June 15, 2016, as Minnesota Elder Financial Abuse Awareness Day. The Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota requested that the proclamation ...