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A couple of measures aimed at helping Florida’s most vulnerable are now heading to the Senate floor, after passing their last committee Monday.
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More rules and licensing requirements could be coming for in-home caregivers in Palm Beach County, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports. Florida doesn't…
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The Florida Legislature will have a chance to make it harder for elder guardians to disregard interests of the wards they’re supposed to protect, the…
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Florida's elder guardianship program is meant to help vulnerable elders.But Sarasota Herald-Tribune reporter Barbara Peters Smith recently published a…
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The family of a 5-year-old girl who died after being taken into foster care has filed a federal lawsuit against Pinellas Sheriff Bob Gualtieri, the Tampa…
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In a given four-week period, nearly one in five nursing home residents reported being involved in some form of elder-to-elder mistreatment. Those are the…
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Law enforcement officials across this week are accusing health care workers and caregivers of abusing the elderly and disabled, according to several…
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Health care workers across Florida have been arrested this week on charges they broke the law while on the job.In Escambia County, two assisted living…
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An off-duty security guard has been arrested for beating two residents at the assisted living facility where he worked, according to the Tampa Bay Times.…