Senior Living

Reports of elder financial abuse continue to increase, and the elderly are particularly vulnerable to scams or to financial abuse by family members in need of money.

In an apparent violation of federal law, states are increasingly using nursing homes to house mentally ill . . .

The general perception of long-term care facilities is of places to be avoided at all costs. This book is intended to dispel that perception.

Elder financial abuse costs older Americans more than $2.6 billion a year, but for each case of abuse reported. . .

The Bush administration quietly issued a rule last fall closing off a key source of information about abuse and neglect in nursing homes...

What would you do if both your parents asked you to assist them with their suicides within the same year? A decade after the fact, a son recounts how he fulfilled his parents' wishes.

A federal court has ruled that a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) can force one of its residents...

A geriatrician offers an eye-opening, behind-the-scenes look at the long-term care system from a nursing home physician's perspective.

The current economic downturn could affect where elder care is provided and who provides that care...