ELDER ABUSE

Elder abuse in assisted living facility



Memo

To: Becky Kinser, Instructor

From: Faith Fraser

Date: July 24th, 2011

Subject: Report on Elder abuse in assisted living facility

Enclosed is the report you requested on 'Elder abuse in assisted living facility' for Written Communications. This report covers the problems related to abuse in society. This paper provides the causes of this problem. It highlights the grave causes behind the abusive behavior towards the elderly patients. Various records and data have been described in detail on this topic. In the end the report is concluded with a few action statements, recommendations and suggestions.

I'm grateful to my instructor who has helped me throughout in the course. I would like to thank my class mates for being my motivators and support. If you have any queries, or require additional help, please contact me on my id which is faithf@sbcglobal.net.

Table of Contents

Introduction5

Significance of problem5

Purpose5

Audience attention5

Background of Topic5

Scope of the Report6

Sources6

Findings7

Long-Term Care Institutions8

Prevalence of Elder Abuse within Institutions8

Theories of Elder Abuse within Institutions9

Facility Staff Risk Factors10

Resident Risk Factors11

Relationship Risk Factors11

Reporting Elder Abuse in Institutions12

Program by General Assembly13

Conclusions and Recommendations15

Executive summary

This report is written on elderly abuse on nursing patients. This report covers all the detailed facts about this topic. This report provides the detail analysis on the causes of elderly abuse. Elderly abuse is said to be the negligence of patients or harassing them. Harassment can be sexual, behavioral, psychological and emotional. This report further puts light on the causes and reasons of the elderly abuse on nursing homes and in assisted living facilities. The theories of abuse are discussed. The staff role and prevention factors are highlighted in the report too. In the end, conclusion of this report entails the recommendations for the prevention of elderly report. The goal of this written report on elderly abuses to aware the audience about this problem and focus on the care and love for the loved ones.

Elder abuse in assisted living facility

Introduction

The subject of the report is Abuse of elderly patients is a major problem in nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

Significance of problem

Patient abuse by violation of patient rights as well as physical and mental abuse

Purpose

The purpose of the report is to create awareness about the abuse among elderly patients. The report highlights the problems. The report also recommends some solutions to avoid abuse in nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

Audience attention

Everyone is impacted by those involved starting with the house manager or D.O.N. director of Nursing}, the employees, the residents/ patients and their families and the reputation of the facility and company.

Background of Topic

Nursing homes and assisted living facilities constitute of about and above one million elderly patients. Many elderly patients are abused and neglected after entering these kinds of installations. Their loved ones leave them believing that they would be provided with care and respect. Studies have shown that most of the deaths occurrence in nursing homes has been due to negligence. Other examples of abuse and negligence are malnutrition, dehydration and infected ...