ST. LUCIE COUNTY — A 56-year-old woman was arrested after St. Lucie County Sheriff’s officials reported a woman in her care was found “severely neglected,” the agency stated.

Sheriff's officials on July 18 found a woman in "extremely hazardous and unsanitary conditions." The woman's caretaker, identified as Melanie Hess, of Fort Pierce, was arrested. Hess was released from ...

A caregiver was charged after an elderly woman was found severely neglected during a welfare check, the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office said.

Last Friday, a welfare check conducted by St. Lucie County deputies uncovered a scene—an elderly woman, severely malnourished and living in a state of extreme neglect.