May 24, 2024 | 10:23 AM
State lawmakers question secrecy around how abuse or neglect of older adults is investigated
“The public needs to know. The public deserves to know. The public has a right to know.”
tag | elderly
April 20, 2023 | 9:10 AM
An older Pa. woman was placed under guardianship. Her family says the system betrayed her.
An ongoing lawsuit spotlights Pennsylvania’s vexing system for safeguarding vulnerable older adults from potential fraud and other conflicts when they are declared legally incapacitated.
December 12, 2022 | 4:35 PM
What is the state of nursing home and assisted living facilities within Pennsylvania and what are some ways to make them better?
To provide some insight on the state of assistant living and nursing home facilities within Pennsylvania and ways to make them better, Zach Shamberg, president and CEO of the Pennsylvania Health Care Association, Margie Zelenak, executive director of the Pennsylvania Assisted Living Association and Anne Adams, 95-year-old assisted living resident in Lancaster, illustrator and author of the art book, The People I see, joined us on Monday’s The Spark.
September 22, 2022 | 5:00 AM
Thousands of older Pennsylvanians at risk of losing property tax rebates because of legislative inaction
Pa. state lawmakers approved a one-time bonus to this year’s rebates but repeatedly failed to address a deeper problem: the program’s steady decline.
August 22, 2022 | 9:43 AM
Pennsylvania Dept. of Aging creates new unit to investigate elder financial abuse
The Pennsylvania Department of Aging’s new financial abuse specialist team hopes to protect the elderly from financial abuse.
Updated: 2022-02-16 05:00:00
Gov. Tom Wolf official pressed over fate of 3 elderly in Philadelphia
The secretary of Gov. Tom Wolf’s Department of Aging refused Tuesday to tell lawmakers whether three older adults lived or died after the way a Philadelphia agency handled their cases of abuse or neglect alarmed department employees.
