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Main Category: Caregivers / Homecare Also Included In: Seniors / Aging Article Date: 03 Jul 2009 Closing residential homes affects quality of life.

Police are investigating the death of a 78-year-old man at a North Side high rise Thursday.

Angie Tibbetts-Barker is accused of neglecting her grandmother-in-law. A shocking case of neglect has lead to charges of elder neglect for one West Valley woman.

Police said a care worker at a nursing home for people with Alzheimer's disease and dementia stole jewelry from elderly patients in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County.

A jury has acquitted former North Carolina state Sen. Hugh Webster of embezzlement involving $12,000 given him by his aunt.

THREE YEARS ago John Tiplady, owner of a private nursing home in Yorkshire, was spotted behaving strangely towards an elderly female resident.

BOSTON a ' This is probably not the best week to air any reservations about the American passion for independence.

A federal jury in Los Angeles convicted a physician assistant late yesterday for his role in a $7.7 million Medicare fraud scheme.

The percentage of Americans with private health insurance has hit its lowest mark in 50 years, according to two new government reports.

Since 2006, U.S. taxpayers have paid nearly $155,000 to send home health nurses to inject twice-daily insulin shots for an elderly, diabetic Miami man.

Following a string of high-profile car accidents involving elderly drivers, state law makers heard testimony today from victims' family members, who urged them them to put restrictions on older drivers.

Instead of buying peace of mind, scores of Texans lost a piece of their retirement savings after doing business with a Houston man selling affordable pre-paid funeral and cremation services.

The case against a Richfield couple accused of misappropriating an elderly relative's farm income was settled Monday.

General Assignment Reporter Jessica Van Sack is the Herald's Boston police bureau chief covering crime and justice.

About 47,000 elderly Americans are treated in emergency rooms each year from falls associated with walkers and canes, according to a study that suggested there is room for improvement in the use and design of walking aids.

Look no further than the Illinois Medicaid program to understand why more physicians are not being lured into the primary-care profession.

A Lynchburg woman has pleaded guilty to a participating in a scheme to steal identities of nine residents of two nursing homes where she was a health-care worker.

Florida Highway Patrol troopers continued late Sunday to investigate the death of an elderly man who was likely struck by a hit-and-run driver early Sunday.

ELDERLY residents at a care home in Chester are preparing for a taste of the Big Apple as they set sail on a virtual world cruise.

Tennessee AARP officials say they're pleased with legislation passed this session that creates a new housing option for people who receive long-term care services, but they're hoping to make progress on other laws affecting the elderly.