The goal was to strengthen the safety net for vulnerable older adults. If the main cause indicated the older adult may have died under suspicious circumstances, state aging employees would then review ...

A new federal rule has opened the door for more state agencies to investigate nursing homes, but the first national standards for adult protective services also could make such services more ...

A Scotland County human-trafficking investigation that recently landed four people in jail began unfolding after authorities ...

An elderly Alaskan living in squalor and deemed a low priority by state officials died of hypothermia, a result of negligence on the part of Adult Protective Services, according to a report from the ...

INDIANAPOLIS (Indiana Capital Chronicle) — Improvements are on the way for Indiana’s Adult Protective Services — the initiative protecting abused, exploited and neglected adults — after a 12-0 ...

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Pennsylvania Department of Aging Secretary Jason Kavulich. The Shapiro administration in 2024 stopped collecting information on why older adults in Pennsylvania die during open abuse and neglect ...