Elder abuse and neglect makes a victim of vulnerable elderly residents who often rely on the caretakers to tend to their daily needs, including feeding, hygiene, and even shifting in bed. When neglected and left to care for themselves, these elderly residents are virtually helpless, and that isolation can often be overwhelming. Elder abuse and […]
Tag: elder abuse
How To Report Abuse Of The Elderly
Nursing homes are profit-driven businesses and during tough economic times good business practice and quality control can suffer in favor of short-sighted profits, quotas, and corner cutting. Businesses in trouble do not generally announce this, rather, they simply cover their tracks as best as they can. Cutbacks in hours and wages have a great impact […]
Who Else Wants to Record Nursing Home Abuse?
Nursing home abuse can be physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, exploitation, neglect, or abandonment . Nursing home abuse can take on many different forms, including physical abuse, mental abuse, sexual abuse, financial abuse or neglect. Neglect is another serious form of nursing home abuse. Nursing home abuse is an unacceptable societal ill occurring regularly […]