An independent report released Sunday by the Australian Institute of family Studies (AIFS) determined that the Australian government’s plan to address elder abuse has been “valuable.” The report ...

Australia, where Thoresen lived, is a developed, wealthy nation considered progressive in its treatment of seniors. But even in high-income countries, the rate of abuse is 4 to 6 percent, according to ...

Please find Part One of this series here. In the previous installment, I discussed the different kinds of abuse that elderly people often experience. Unfortunately ...

Please enable JavaScript to read this content. Australia's Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus described the exploitation of older Australians as a shameful and often ...

Elder abuse is any action — or lack of appropriate action — occurring in a relationship where there is an expectation of trust that causes harm or distress to an older person, according to the World ...

The slight tremor in your grandmother’s hand when a particular caregiver enters the room. The curious timing of new estate planning documents. The recurring urinary tract infections that never quite ...

It was originally called "granny bashing" when the first stories about elder abuse came out in the 1970s. Since then, elder abuse has become recognized as a serious social problem that is far more ...