Many adults neglect their own needs without realizing it. Learn how self-neglect develops, the subtle ways it appears, and the practical steps you can take to change it.

As Elder Abuse Awareness and Prevention month draws to a close, the final topic on the subject is neglect and self-neglect. Neglect is defined by the National Institute on Aging as “when the caregiver ...

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.

Are you, or is one of your colleagues, struggling to work with someone who hoards or self-neglects? If so that’s unsurprising: engaging with, assessing and providing support to such people can be ...

Self-neglect was written into safeguarding procedures for the first time under the Care Act 2014, but has the change helped social workers? Photo: Gary Brigden Just four days before Robert Crane died ...