Neglect of the Elderly Essay

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A category that can go into senior neglect is senior abandonment. That could be from dropping a senior off at a nursing home where often they die from depression and or suicide. Or the most technical definition of literally deserting an elder under the legal care of said person. Senior abandonment is a problem that leads to something not often talk about with the topics of seniors- suicide. It is a traumatic thing to believe that you are alone, or not cared for. This leads to depression. Senior…

When one suspects elder abuse, it is encouraged to report it. To go about reporting one could talk to the abuser’s boss, call law enforcement, call Adult Protection Services, or call elder abuse hotline. Manage the elderly person’s medication and check it daily. Be sure to spend as much time with them as you can to keep an eye out for any abuse that could possibly happen. Most importantly hire someone that the family trust to take care of their loved one, it is very…

We bring into reflection that the abuse and mistreatment has been current in the everyday life of many elderly civilians and are a difficult subject to approach. As we all know and understand that this situation is very unjust and something should be done about it. Many abuse and maltreatment in the elderly cases are not present and have never been reported because the elderly is afraid to report it to the police the state or friends and family because sometimes it is their own family that they…

Elderly people with dementia may suffer from harm, abuse and neglect. (Society, 2017) they are at a higher risk due to their disabilities, poor health and increased frailty. (de Chesnay and Anderson, 2008). They are also vulnerable to abuse as they may find it hard to share their feelings and experiences or recall what happened to them. The core objective of this essay is to discuss the protection of patients suffering from dementia. The opening of this essay discusses vulnerability in this…

While there are many different forms of abuse, the most common are aimed at families, the elderly; and spousal abuse. Although, every relationship is brought together because there is love between two individuals and some form of trust, then why do some relationship end up with some form of abuse; and how did these individuals become so vindictive. While there are many different types of abuse, Intimate partner violence is one of the most ongoing types of abuse today, and this can consist of…

Health care Policy Analysis: Elderly Maltreatment in Long-term Care Facilities Problem-Statement: What method should long-term care facilities adopt to reduce elder maltreatment incidents? Background: There are many forms of elderly maltreatment that may occur within a long-term care facility. Maltreatment can be physical, psychological, sexual, and/or financial harm. The action or behavior exhibited that caused harm to the individual is called abuse. The failure to act or behave in a manner…

their own choices and to remain independent to the maximum degree possible, and when they need assistance, to be provided the highest quality care. Adult Protective Services means that the Aging Network in Illinois protects the most vulnerable of the elderly…

Carter discussed some of the problems that elderly experience in the nursing home. The problems that were mentioned are financial barriers, abuse and neglect. She stated that, elderly start their senior years with a sufficient amount of savings and others not so much. Those who have little in savings and investments are particularly vulnerable to unexpected costs…

Every day news channels transmit the day’s events; mass shootings, murder cases, robberies, lottery winners, president’s speeches, etc. but not very often an elder abuse case is transmitted, and that’s because even though there are more than five million cases per year, only one in fourteen is reported (Elder Abuse Statistics & Facts). On August 25, 2015 a seventy-two-year-old woman was found severely neglected by her caregiver; according to Hayes “the woman had bugs coming out of her mouth and…