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Welcome to Elder Abuse.Info |
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Elder abuse and neglect has been hitting the headlines of major news broadcasters and publishers across the nation. Sadly there is an estimated 20,000 cases of abuse in nursing homes every year. Some believe that number to be significantly under estimated because of under reporting and delayed reporting which decreases the ability of those in power to assess the situation. If you have a loved one in the care of a nursing home you should take this information to heart. Elder-Abuse.info is focused on providing an extensive library of elder abuse research, elder abuse prevention information, elder abuse education, including reporting nursing home neglect or other types of elder abuse. We also report elder abuse legal news and nursing home neglect cases. Find the Nursing Home, Elder Care, or Elder Law information in the following categories:
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 28 March 2006 )
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Today's Elder Abuse Headlines |
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Pope's brother: sexual abuse at choir school 'not discussed' (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
BERLIN—The pope's elder brother, Georg Ratzinger, said Tuesday that alleged sexual abuse at the German choir school in the 1950s and 1960s he worked at for 29 years was "never discussed".
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Pope's brother says sorry for sex abuse at his school (Times Online)
Monsignor Georg Ratzinger, the older brother of Pope Benedict XVI, has asked forgiveness from victims of sexual and physical abuse at a prestigious Catholic boarding school in Germany where he was formerly choirmaster.
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Germany debates extending the statute of limitations for sexual abuse (Deutsche Welle)
As more and more allegations of sexual abuse in Catholic institutions come to light, German politicians debate whether to extend the statute of limitations for civil and criminal prosecution.
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Pope to meet top German bishop to address abuse (National Catholic Reporter)
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI will meet with the head of Germany's Catholic bishops Friday, March 12, to discuss allegations of widespread sexual abuse of children in the pope's homeland.
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She lost the farm, but found a new life (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
A victim of an elder abuse scheme is about to go to a home, while one son serves time and another tries to make sense of a family divided.
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Theft of Elder Nation: An editorial series (Walnut Creek Journal)
TO GET A SENSE of the horrible things that happen to defenseless elderly people behind closed doors, visit Alameda County s Elder Protection Court in Oakland on a Friday morning.
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Churches acted 'decisively' in child sex scandals (Malaysian Mirror)
VATICAN CITY – The Vatican on Tuesday defended the response of churches to paedophile priest scandals emerging in various countries, saying Roman Catholic leaders had reacted swiftly and decisively. Spokesman Federico Lombardi also sought to put the issue into perspective, saying the sexual abuse Read more...
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Pope and his brother have more in common than a love of apfelstrudel (Times Online)
The Pope once described his elder brother as his “trustworthy guide”, adding: “Georg has always shown me the path to take, even in difficult situations.
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Vatican seeks to put child sex scandals in perspective (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
VATICAN CITY—The Vatican on Tuesday said national Catholic churches had reacted decisively to pedophile priest scandals while stressing that the sexual abuse of children is a "much wider" phenomenon.
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Family hopes elder abuse case will help future victims (Smoky Mountain News)
The conviction of former Jackson County employee Marc Hawk on elder abuse charges last month closed the book on a painful family struggle. Now, the relatives of the victim, Earla Mae Cowan, are hoping the case also changes the way elder abuse is prosecuted in the future.
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