Purpose To determine pharmacy students' awareness of state reporting laws for elder abuse and neglect (EAN) and recognition of the signs and symptoms. An additional purpose was to understand whether education on EAN was needed in the pharmacy curriculum. A voluntary survey was distributed to 365 ...
Contact the police.If there are clear signs of abuse, the authorities can intervene and prevent the facility from doing further harm. Report abuse and neglect.Every state hasprotective services for older adults. If you’re unsure who to contact, call the National Center on Elder Abuse at 1-...
ContextBoth elder self-neglect and abuse have become increasingly prominent public health issues. The association of either elder self-neglect or abuse
This article poses the question: Is elder abuse and neglect a social problem, showing that it is. Elder abuse, though, is still the most hidden form of mistreatment and a key to governmental responses to an ageing population. It is an important facet as a family violence problem, an interg...
SummaryThis study examined the prevalence, types, and intervention outcomes of elder abuse/neglect among a veteran population. A review of medical records of 575 veterans who had received services from the Veteran's Affairs Geriatric Outpatient Clinic in Los Angeles during a three-year period found...
Elder Abuse and Neglect, InstitutionalInstitutional elder abuse Institutional abuse of older people refers to forms of abuse that occur within institutional settings for older people. It is the term used to denote physical or...doi:10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_3464Bridget Penhale...
Those responsible for elder care have a significant impact on the health and overall well-being of seniors. When these individuals and institutions fail to provide the appropriate level of care—or abuse seniors physically, mentally or in any other way—it becomes a serious problem that could res...
9 RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook EANP (redirected fromElder Abuse and Neglect Prevention) AcronymDefinition EANPEast Asia Nonproliferation Program EANPElder Abuse and Neglect Prevention(New Zealand) ...
Provides a primer for primary care physicians on elder neglect and abuse. Sociodemographic factors contributing to elder abuse; Definition of neglect and abuse; Factors contributing to misdiagnosis and underreporting; Clinical presentations; Importance of the awareness of the risk factors and clinical manif...
study were: (a) to examine patterns of substantiated elder (persons 60 years and older) abuse and neglect among blacks in one provider agency of the Illinois Elder Abuse and Neglect Program and (b) to determine how those patterns differ between blacks (n = 48) and non-blacks (n = 59)...