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DF Secretary: No Legal Grounds Yet to Act Against Las Piedras Elder Care Home Before Abuse Case

5 updates over 3 days — last updated Jul 14, 2026

  1. Charges Filed Against Two Individuals for Alleged Elder Abuse in Las Marías

    via El Nuevo Día

    Karen Rodríguez Rojas, 32, and Feliberto Ruiz Vargas, 39, have been charged in connection with the alleged abuse of Rodríguez Rojas' mother, Ada Rojas Santiago, 67, in the Maravilla neighborhood of Las Marías on July 9. According to the investigation…

  2. Caregiver Arrested After Allegedly Beating, Dragging Elderly Woman in Las Piedras

    via Telemundo PR

    An 87-year-old woman is in serious/care condition after allegedly being assaulted by a caregiver at an elder care home in the municipality of Las Piedras, Puerto Rico. According to preliminary information, the incident occurred on Saturday at the facility Casa…

  3. PR Family Department revokes license of elderly care home after alleged assault on octogenarian

    via Telemundo PR

    Puerto Rico's Department of the Family announced on a Sunday afternoon that it immediately revoked the license of the long-term care home Casa Dorada, located in Las Piedras, after a new alleged abuse case involving an elderly woman was reported…

  4. Man Arrested After 86-Year-Old Found Injured in Alleged Abuse Case at Las Piedras Elder Care Home

    via Primera Hora

    Puerto Rico Police arrested a man in connection with an alleged abuse case involving an 86-year-old woman at Hogar Casa Dorada, a long-term care facility in the Collores neighborhood of Las Piedras. According to a police report, officers responded Saturday…

  5. DF Secretary: No Legal Grounds Yet to Act Against Las Piedras Elder Care Home Before Abuse Case

    via El Nuevo Día

    Department of the Family (DF) Secretary Suzanne Roig Fuertes said in a radio interview with WKAQ-580 that an ongoing investigation into Hogar Casa Dorada, an elder care home in Las Piedras, had not yet reached the point where the agency…