Before the pandemic, around 1 in 10 older adults in the U.S. experienced elder mistreatment. In 2020, this number doubled to 1 in 5—a nearly 84% increase. Since APS agencies do not receive dedicated ...

FREMONT - In 2021, the Sandusky County Adult Protection Services Unit, or APS, received 310 referral calls from people concerned about the welfare of local senior citizens ages 60 and older. Those ...

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 ...