Different Types of Elder Abuse Experienced In a Nursing Home

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Types of Elder Abuse Experienced in a Nursing Home
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Introduction

• Nursing home is not an easy decision. You take
  this tough decision to give our aging loved ones
  proper attention and care. One of the most
  important things that you should never need to
  fear is elder abuse in a nursing home. It is
  distressing for a family to hear that their loved
  one is injured or killed in a place to which they
  completely trust.

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Elder Abuse

• Elder Abuse means any type of abuse which is
  faced by an aged or elderly person. This is
  categorized into various types and each one can
  have life-changing effects on those who face
  them. This includes anxiety, fear, broken bones
  and in some situations death as well.

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Types of Elder Abuse

• The common types of Elder Abuse experienced in
  nursing homes are
• Physical Abuse
• Psychological Abuse
• Medical Negligence or Neglect
• Financial Abuse

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Physical Abuse

• It is any non-incidental use of power against an
  elderly individual which leads to pain, injury,
  death or impairment. This type of abuse is often
  easy to detect.  In order to avoid this, agent
  under Medical Power of attorney.
• Nursing home injuries from physical abuse are
• Bruises
• Burns
• Choking
• Sprains
• Marks
• Overdoses
• Broken bones
• Bleeding
• Welts

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Psychological Abuse

• This abuse is very difficult to identify as the
  residents of a nursing home hardly discuss it.
  Besides, it is more common when compared with
  physical abuse and can be executed by fellow or
  staff residents.
• The psychological abuses are
• Intimidating or threatening residents
• Teasing or humiliating patients
• Blaming or make the elderly person feel guilty
  for the required care
• Menacing or threatening so they fear for their
  safety
• Verbal abuse such as profanity
• Isolating the elderly individual from friends and
  activities or ignoring them

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Medical Negligence or Neglect

• This is the effect of unqualified and overcrowded
  facilities. The outcomes of neglect can be
  similar as physical abuse but are more difficult
  to detect.
• The medical negligence or neglect is described
  as
• Lack of care for medical conditions-bedsores,
  failure to change incontinence apparel
• Failure to provide medication on time
• Failure to aid or monitor elderly person with
  nutrition
• Lengthy periods without supervision
• Failure to direct the patient care with all the
  providers to assure continuity
• Medicating with antipsychotic drugs not
  prescribed by the physician.

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Financial Abuse

• Elderly person who suffers from dementia or lost
  mental capacity are particularly vulnerable to
  this type of abuse. It includes theft of money or
  property of elderly person. Some of the signs
  that your loved one might by a victim would be
• loss of cash or possessions,
• changes in their financial situation,

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