Before the pandemic, around 1 in 10 older adults in the U.S. experienced elder mistreatment. In 2020, this number doubled to 1 in 5—a nearly 84% increase. Since APS agencies do not receive dedicated ...
Indiana's Adult Protective Services will be handled by a private consulting group starting July 1 because of state funding issues. County prosecutors, who previously oversaw the program, express ...
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Financial exploitation is the fastest-growing type of abuse investigators are seeing in seniors. Because of that rise, the Lubbock office for Adult Protective Services is ...