A carer who has stress from work, taking care of the elder, or financial problemsWhat are the signs and symptoms of physical abuse?Repeated falls or injuries, or old injuries that were not treated when they happened Scratches, bite marks, or marks from objects used for restraining, such as...
When most people get older, they have to rely more on others to help take care of themselves. That brings a greater chance someone will mistreat them or take advantage of them. That’s called elder abuse. Elder abuse is when someone harms or neglects a person aged 60 or older. It can...
They may want to talk with anyone who should be held responsible for physical abuse. Help make the person's home safer. Look for anything in the person's home that could cause a fall or injury. Examples include area rugs, electric cords, or furniture in a hallway. Remove or secure ...
Elder abuse encompasses physical, psychological, and financial abuse and also includes the violation of an individual's rights, or social abuse. Detection of elder abuse is often obstructed by the denial or shame of the abused older adult and the denial or improper assessment by health care ...
To fill this void, the current study uses a sample of 127 elder sexual abuse cases and 314 elder physical abuse cases to shed some light on the dynamics of elder sexual abuse and the way the justice system processes these cases. Attention is also given to the way that the processing of ...
Elder abusePhysical abuseInjuryAssaultRestraintAdult protective servicesOmbudsmanLisa M. YoungClinics in Geriatric MedicineYoung LM. Elder Physical abuse. Clin Geriatr Med [Internet]. 2014 [cited 2017 Jan 05];30(4):761-8. Available from: http://www. geriatric.theclinics.com/article/S0749-0690(...
California has a unique law providing enhanced protections against elder abuse. CPM has successfully brought dozens of lawsuits under the statute. The firm has been highly successful in actions on behalf of seniors who have been seriously injured in nursing homes, and seniors who have been defrauded...
ElderlyAbuseTraumaFractureKey summary pointsAimTo determine the radiologic imaging characteristics of the trauma-related lesions of elderly patients determined to be abused, and to raise awareness among all types of physicians, foremost radiologists, about elder abuse.FindingsThe most striking features of...
Re-examining the social construction of ‘elder abuse and neglect’: A Canadian perspective Many questions and contradictions pervade both the understanding of what has come to be known as ‘elder abuse and neglect’ and attempts to address it. Fo... J Harbison,M Morrow - 《Ageing & Society...
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