Elder Care

A chronic disease management provider with several offices in Florida has agreed to pay $14.9 million to resolve alleged false claims.The U.S. Department of Justice said that Bluestone Physician Services of Florida LLC, Bluestone Physician Services, P.A. and Bluestone National LLC, operating in Florida, Minnesota and Wisconsin, respectively, agreed to the settlement recently.

First responders and others who spent nearly a week looking for a missing Naples woman expressed surprise and joy after she was found safe but locked in a neighbor’s garage the entire time. On Monday Collier County Undersheriff Jim Bloom held a briefing on the ordeal of 80-year old Margaret Galloway. He said it was incredible she was found safe.

Sheriff's Office deputies reviewing doorbell camera footage from the community spotted the woman going into a garage. The garage door was later closed by tghe homeowner, who did not know the woman was inside.

Florida fell from 6th to 13th place in the latest state-by-state ranking and report card on the quality of nursing home care. The report comes from the…

The state’s largest nursing-home association sent a letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis asking him to spare from a veto millions of dollars in Medicaid funding...

World Elder Abuse Awareness will be commemorated Thursday, Jun. 15, and while seniors are often targets for scams and exploitation, health officials say…

South Florida is home to some of the grayest counties in the country, and as more seniors face critical decisions about where and how they live, questions…

Scams targeting Southwest Florida's senior residents are common, but few seniors believe they could ever be taken. That’s why the Punta Gorda police…

Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday signed a bill aimed at better protecting elderly Floridians from unscrupulous guardians.

The Florida House on Wednesday gave final approval to a proposal that would lead to increased oversight of professional guardians who manage the affairs...