EPAs and EPGs — essential legal safeguards or elder abuse?

By Redacción Es Noticia redacción@esnoticiapr.com The appointed secretary of the Department of Justice, Janet Parra Mercado, reported that the Bayamón Prosecutor's Office, filed charges against Ivangel Martínez Alicea, 22, accused of assaulting John Rivera Caraballo, 77, in Bayamón. According to the investigation by Agent Ángel Cruz Lafuente, it is alleged that the defendant was in the middle of the street, obstructing the lane of the injured, w…

EPAs and EPGs — essential legal safeguards or elder abuse?

“Unfortunately, these legal instruments — designed to protect — can sometimes be manipulated and misused, leading to elder abuse, particularly financial exploitation,” writes Albany-based lawyer Jade Lattimore.

Keeping Seniors Safe: Collett Bill Would Establish Elder Abuse Fatality Reviews in Pennsylvania

Harrisburg, Pa. − April 14, 2025 − In an effort to promote transparency and add another tool to assist in the prevention of deaths from abuse, neglect, and exploitation of older Pennsylvanians, Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery, Democratic Caucus Chair) plans to introduce legislation that would require the Pennsylvania Department of Aging to assemble a fatality review team within each Area Agency on Aging (AAA).  During the recent budget he…