FRESNO, CALIFORNIA – The woman accused of letting her elderly relative starve to death pleaded not guilty to all charges against her last Friday.  91-year-old Maria Lopez was just 35-pounds when she was found dead in her home in December. Now her caretaker and great-niece, Stephanie Hernandez, is facing several charges, including involuntary manslaughter and [...]

UNION CITY, CALIFORNIA – When you’re old, tripping at home or on the street often can mean a trip to the hospital. Stacy Blackard is one of the instructors for Spectrum’s fall-prevention program, which centers on biweekly hourlong sessions aimed at maintaining or building strength and balance for people age 60 and older in the [...]

Whether or not California can achieve savings by cutting its In-Home Health Care programs might depend on the number of current beneficiaries who would end up in nursing homes. Advocates See Increasing Costs Eldercare advocates have criticized Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) for budget proposals that would eliminate adult day health care and shrink the state’s [...]