Elderly Abuse In Long-Term Care

The home is supposed to be a safe haven from the dangers of the outside world. What occurs behind closed doors, however, is not always as it appears to be. There are startling numbers of incidents of domestic abuse across the nation. It is a huge social problem that has tremendous costs each year. Contrary to popular belief, domestic abuse is not limited to any particular victimology type or socio-economic status. Both men and women, rich and poor, black and white, can be victims of domestic abuse. Similarly, there is no single prototype of a domestic abuser.

Many people are supported in their homes by people who work along side the health and social care service such as social workers,nursers ,doctor and care givers or they may get support from their family members and friends. An elderly person may choose to stay in their own homes instead of a residential care home while seeking help and support from others,however this can lead to potential opportunities for abuse happening to the person who Is being looked after. When an individual is getting support at home by a carer, the individual being cared for is vulnerable and defenseless and therefor this makes them a target for abuse,another example is abuse by strangers,when an elderly person lives alone they are at risk of people calling at the door and then gaining access to their homes,they may steal items from them or mistreat them or cause intimidation. A person who is vulnerable and living alone are at risk of physical and sexual because there is no one there to stop this abuse from happening.

Physical abuse is exactly what anyone could imagine, it involves the physical act of beating, choking, or even sexually assaulting an elderly individual. This might occur in a situation where a caregiver becomes frustrated with an elderly individual for not performing a task the caregiver desires, or could simply be a case where someone takes advantage of an elderly person who may not be capable of retaliating. Psychological abuse is when threats, intimidation, and verbal aggression are used on an elderly person. Psychological abuse can be seen when a decision needs to be made by an elderly individual. One may threaten or intimidate an elder to persuade them to make a desired decision, and the elder would listen in fear or trust that the decision is of the best interest.

1.INTRODUCTION When we talk about abuse or abandon, the first object which comes to our mind definitely will be children. However, the fact is, it happens to the elderly too and the percentage of elderly being abused is getting higher. The elder abuse had become a very common issue in this society. They are either abused by their friends, family members or by the caretakers that are hired by their family, as well as in the nursing home.

Student ID: 1356086 (Sabrina Doret) Name of Article: Emotional Abuse among the Elderly: Affecting behavior variables Author of article: Peter O. Peretti and Kris G. Majecen Year of Publication: 1991 Journal of Publication: Society for Personality Research Thesis statement: Emotional abuse, which is the most common form of abuse among the elderly can result from lack of attention, lack of affection or neglect and can result in new antisocial or destructive behaviors in the elderly person. Methodology used: The article “Emotional Abuse among the Elderly: Affecting Behavior Variables” was an interview with older adults who were contacted by their counselor.

According, to the research, many refuges suffer from PTSD and other mental disorders. Because of the lack of knowledge surrounding the older population and PTSD, symptoms of trauma may be misdiagnosed as other medical problems. This is an issue because it effects the treatment and wellbeing of the person. A common triggering symptom for both PTSD and getting older is the feeling that you lost control. Being placed in a nursing home will make that feeling worse because the person could be losing their freedom, house, social life, and many other things. It is especially dangerous that nursing homes are lacking in treatment for PTSD because the older population is more prone to depression, and suicide ideations. Without proper treatment and

Domestic violence is any form of violence against an individual which could be in a form of physical abuse, threats, emotional abuse, sexual assault or harassment (Litten, 2014). For clarification purposes, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2012) refers to Domestic violence (DV) as Intimate partner violence (IPV) to specify that the definition should be used to refer to violence by one member of a couple against his/her partner. This means that elderly or child abuse that is in the same household is not included in the definition (McGarry, et al., 2014). For the purposes of this paper, DV and IPV will be used to refer to abuse or violence enacted by one intimate partner against the other partner. In the United States, DV

In regards to sexuality, sexual aggression has also been reported as an under recognized problem. There is evidence that suggests most sexual crimes against older adults happen in long-term care facilities, this suggests that more interventions must

When it comes to abuse and neglect, we automatically think of children. Children are not the only ones who deal with being abused. In fact, this happens to the elderly as well. While some elderly may be productive enough to care for themselves, others are not.

1-800-MALPRACTICE Website Nursing Home Neglect/Abuse Falls (link to Falls in Cases section?) Every second of every day in the United States, an older adult falls, according to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This makes falls the number one cause of injuries and deaths from injury among older Americans. With close to 2 million people over 65 living in nursing homes, falls, and the serious consequences that often result, have become a serious problem in these facilities.

This can lead to service users who have some health problems being given housing that can cause health issues, such as damp and poor ventilation. Adults and children living in dangerous neighbourhoods are found to be at a higher risk of neglect, physical abuse and sexual victimisation compared to those who live in a safer area. Ageism can also negatively affect detection of elder abuse as it common to view an elderly person who may be confused as someone who is suffering from dementia. Physical injuries may be masked and concealed by clothing or by isolating the victims from their friends and

Nonsexual physical Intimate Partner Abuse is the tactic most people think of with Intimate Partner Abuse and battered women, including tactics ranging from slapping, shoving, hitting, burning, kicking, and stabbing to shooting, or any other form of nonsexual physical violence. Many research studies, police reports, and so on fail to distinguish between more minor and more serious forms of slapping, shoving, and so on.One force that keeps IPA invisible is that the survivors themselves are often reluctant to define themselves as victims, and might hide, deny, and or/ minimize their partners’ abuse and their own injuries resulting from this abuse, particularly during the early stages of the IPA perpetration. These “unacknowledged victims” are

Hillier and Barrow (2015), associate problems of caregiving with the responsibility itself, the caregivers personal health, role strains, strained family relationships, ect. With all of this strain on an informal caregiver it seems most beneficial to the caregiver and the elderly individual to consider admittance in to an assisted living facility. Once a basis has been established as to why an elderly person is admitted in to an assisted living facility, further insight shall be established to denote what is considered elder abuse. In this movie, Life and Death in Assisted Living Facilities, several

Mr. B. ‘s study was touching because it has proven research correct, most elderly abuse does happen at the hands of family members. I wonder what the doctor was thinking when she knew that something was going on with Mr. B.’s medication. I think that it was a smart move to ask for his medication instead of just giving him a higher dosage of the methadone. I am glad that the doctor did this first instead of accusing Mr. B. of seeking drugs or becoming an addicted to his pain killers. The sad part about this case is that the abuser did not realize the danger, pain and suffered that her uncle was going through. I believe her actions to switch the drugs were intentional, but I do not believe her motive was not to harm him because the medication was switched with over-the-counter pills. It was her drug habit that caused her to lose control of what was more important. I knew that this case was going to call for restoration of health for Mr. B. and planning an intervention for the caregiver.

Problem statement Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) defines abuse and neglect as "any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker, which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse, or exploitation, or an act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm." ("What Is Child Abuse and Neglect? (Fact Sheet)", (2018) Modernly, there has been a rise in abusive/neglectful households with no true rhyme or reason. Although there have been scientific studies to provide us with the typical victim there is generally, no obvious signs of abuse until physical appearances are affected.