“New York is the only state in the country that doesn’t have mandatory reporting for elder abuse,” Tim Murphy told me. Murphy is case supervisor for Orange County Adult Protective Services. I was ...

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 ...

A council appointed by Gov. Doug Ducey wants an outside audit of the state's Adult Protective Services program because of numerous problems with protecting vulnerable adults in Arizona. One conclusion ...

RALEIGH - North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) announced that child protective services and adult protective services workers are designated as first responders, in order to ...

Michigan health officials tasked with ensuring the safety of thousands of vulnerable adults frequently failed to effectively address complaints of possible criminal or other misconduct received over ...

A McAllen nonprofit organization and Adult Protective Services came together in Pharr on Thursday for an event aimed at ...

The agency that investigates claims of abuse, neglect and exploitation against vulnerable adults in Texas agrees with a report saying it has some area for improvement - and it plans to address them.

Privatization has a role in helping governments reduce costs. The Public Consulting Group, a Boston-based firm, has contracts across America to assist local governments with implementing health, human ...

El Paso Adult Protective Services hosted its 3rd annual "Trunk or Treat" Halloween Carnival for seniors on Thursday morning, ...

Less than a year after Texas lawmakers approved an $8.1 million funding increase, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services officials say they have halted the “revolving door of caseworkers” ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - For many the holiday season is filled with lots of gifts and time spent with family. However, some in our community aren’t as fortunate. That is why Home Instead is partnering ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 1 in 10 people age 60 and older have experienced some sort of abuse, neglect or exploitation while living at home. Indiana is a mandatory ...