and staff need to be educated about recreational drug use and appropriate responses to drug abuse, (c) that screening instruments for drug abuse in this population should be developed and implemented, and (d) that policies regarding medical marijuana need to be adopted by all such facilities.doi...
Staff in long-term care facilities may retaliate in various ways, some of which may be subtle and difficult to identify. Through retaliatory measures, staff members may keep a patient from complaining about poor service or treatment or encourage the patient to move out of the facility. Emotional...
The sample included a total of 183 caregivers recruited from seven long-term care facilities in southern areas of Taiwan. Instruments included the Caregiver Psychological Elder Abuse Behavior (CPEAB) scale, the Work Stressors Inventory Chinese version (WSI-C), the Personal Resources Questionnaire (...
Len and Dean discuss the alarming issue of elder abuse in their 78th and 79th podcasts. Dean expresses concern, especially since he has elderly parents, and highlights recent statistics from FinCEN and the FBI on elder...more Alarming Cases of Elder Abuse in NJ Long-Term Care Facilities ...
Department of Health and Human Services, it is estimated that 1.6 million people live in long-term care facilities, which most of us refer to as nursing homes. In addition, studies indicate that as many as one-fourth of all Americans will need a nursing home at some point in their lives...
However, it is an unfortunate reality that not all nursing homes provide safe environments for their residents. Many residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities in the state of California are subjected to mistreatment and abuse. In today’s article, we discuss the different types of...
Whether your elderly loved one resides at home or in a long-term care facility, simple actions — like encouraging social interaction and frequently checking in — can go a long way in keeping them safe. Preventing Elder Abuse at Home
Nursing home abuse is so common in the U.S. these days that lawsuits are filed regularly against the staff of nursing homes and long-term care facilities.
Elder Abuse That Occurs in NJ InstitutionsNursing Homes, Assisted Living Residences, Etc. are Regulated by the Office of the New Jersey Ombudsman for the Institutional ElderlyApproximately 100,000+ individuals reside in a variety of long-term care facilities in New Jersey. In most cases, these ...
Around 1 in 6 people 60 years and older experienced some form of abuse in community settings during the past year. Rates of elder abuse are high in institutions such as nursing homes and long-term care facilities, with 2 in 3 staff reporting that they have committed abuse in the past year...