Daughter is in her late 50s, with a difficult mother who is in her mid 80s. Daughter’s mother, V, has always been “kind of nutty” as Daughter describes her. They were semi-estranged for years but not ...

If you are a person who constantly gives, rejects your own needs for the needs of others, and was taught that being small was a virtue, it is time to wake up. Self-neglect and losing yourself are not ...

Viviana gets home from work late for the third time this week feeling exhausted and hungry. Even though it’s after work hours, she decides to stay up late to finish a report as a favor to a co-worker.

In today’s world, kindness is often celebrated as a virtue, and it has been engraved in our minds since we were young. Phrases like “kill them with kindness” are what parents, guardians, and even ...

Grief bites viciously and leaves gaping holes in your heart. Grief howls so loud at night that it sends shivers down your spine. The file cabinets of memories fly open. Slideshow flashes of a lifetime ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Elderly people who display "self-neglect" behavior often suffer from common age-related ailments like depression, heart problems, and dementia, a new study shows. "These ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. -- As seniors on fixed incomes are struggling to afford to take care of themselves, adult protective services investigations are dramatically on the rise in every social ...

The man was living alone with his two dogs, in a remote area outside San Antonio, when someone called the Texas state hotline to report that a supposed friend was financially exploiting him. So the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — When the state legislature added a couple words to Tennessee code last session, Adult Protective Services lost a key tool to keep at-risk Tennesseans safe. In a bill ...