Elder Abuse in Nursing Homes

Elder Abuse in Nursing Homes1

Elder Abuse in Nursing Homes2

Introduction2

In-Depth Discussion about the Issue3

Kinds of Elder Abuse4

Physical Abuse4

Emotional or Psychological Abuse4

Sexual Abuse4

Abandonment and Neglecting4

Financial Exploitation5

Abusive Healthcare5

Responsibilities as Caregiver5

Responsibilities of a Concern Friend or Family Member6

Protect Yourself from Probable Elder Abuse7

Conclusion7

References9

Elder Abuse in Nursing Homes

Introduction

Every human being becomes frail after spending precious days of youth except those who die early. Old age is a time when people are not able to fight back due to physical or mental issues. This is the time when some people will ill wills take advantage of those weak people. It not only is a trend in countries where people are less educated and less civilized, but it is a common trend everywhere around the globe. The only difference is the level of intensity of doing this inhuman act.

Statistics show a very bad picture of senior being abused alone in United States. The percentage of elderly people (more than 60 Yrs of ages) bearing abuse in United States in the year 2010 was 9.5%. This proves that is a very critical issue and a big shame for the society. Out of these 3.42% are individuals which are facing these abuses in nursing homes. This means that 36% of the recognized abused elderly Americans are suffering due their own nursing homes (www.statisticbrain.com).

Nursing homes are answerable in case they are not keeping good care of the elder people they have in their homes. Their mental or physical health is something most important for the society's well being as they are the honorable members of the society. Negligence might cause a big hurdle for the nursing homes in the future in case they are reluctant. The nursing homes which were cited in the year 1996 for a different sort of violations are drastically increasing since then (Ruppe, 2008).

In-Depth Discussion about the Issue

In the recent decade issue of elder abuse is being given ample consideration. This is due to the fact that this has a big influence on the health of these victims. Seminar by Lachs and Pillemer, (2004) has shown that clinician but be assisted in order to assess the quality of their work. This will also effect on relevance and feasibility for healthcare p and clinical practice. Definitions, risks and the frequency of elder abuse were the main focus of the conduct.

The elders who are being provided with nursing home have different needs. Most of them are in stress due to their own family issue, their regrets and stories they want to share with someone. Not each one of them is need of bandages, some have internal unseen wounds which are much painful then the one we are seeing through our eyes. Their anger, frustrations and mood swings are due t the fact that they have not much time to recover their losses.

Discussion related to the pros and cons of screening for elder abuse was also an important part of the seminar. Proper diagnoses were done to propose a protocol for assessment of ...