Elder abuse

Our group selected the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act (S.178) and the bill focuses to improve the justice systems to response to victims in elder abuse and exploitation cases and to prevent elder abuse and exploitation. Our group chose Congressman A. Donald McEachin and Congressman Robert J. Wittman to talk about the bill. We selected them because they both are representing our state. Congressman A. Donald McEachin is a Democrat member of the United States House of Representatives…

Theory and the Elder Abuse in Nursing Homes Phenomenon Introduction There is no agreed upon or standard conception of what a theory is. As a result, there are different views of what a theory is and there is a variety of types of theories. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to discuss the nature and types of theory, compare and contrast at least three views of what constitutes a theory, the relationship between theory and research, and to discuss a theory directly related to quality of…

216). It can involve both intentional and unintentional acts that cause bodily harm or create a serious risk of harm such as emotional abuse, exploitation, physical abuse, sexual abuse as well as the failure of a family or paid formal caregiver to provide an elder under their care with basic needs leading to neglect or abandonment (Lachs & Pillmer, 2004). Canada is home to an increasingly aging society. In 2009, statistics Canada reported that 13% of the Canadian population was over the age of…

identify beliefs regarding elder abuse held by modern-day nursing students. By identifying common beliefs and clearing up misconceptions, future nurses will be able to identify and work to prevent elder abuse. b. There were several works used as background for this study. The first work, from Baker (1975), used “granny battering” as the description for elder abuse. Further research in the 1970’s era and prior indicates that there was little knowledge regarding elder abuse at this time. Phillips…

Financial fraud against the elderly has become so common in the United States that it is considered to be a form of elder abuse. Several states have laws to protect the victims. A study conducted by consumer digest has determined that 5 million cases of financial elder abuse occur every year. Yet only 1 in 25 cases are actually reported to law enforcement agencies. (Elder Abuse: Financial Scams Against Seniors, 2014) WHY THE ELDERLY ARE AT GREATEST RISK OF BEING SCAMMED Criminals target the…

they only talk about child abuse. Elder abuse, however, is a problem that many people ignore despite of the fact that it continues to grow and happen in most of the society. Elder abuse is not new, but it has been presented in the past society that had been shown in Shakespeare writings and literature. It has been documented in ancient Greek literature and Shakespeare’s King Lear in English literature. In earlier…

considering the reporting of any form of elder abuse, nurses should be aware of both the laws of the state they practice in as well as hospital policy regarding the reporting of abuse. There are many states that have specific laws regarding elder abuse. Many of these laws have varying ages for when an individual became protected by the specific elder abuse law(s). For instance, New Jersey’s laws pertain to adults 18 years of age or older who are victims of abuse, neglect, or exploitation (New…

BUNN, Q3, Elder Abuse and Neglect Physical abuse is violence or physical harm that results in bodily injury, pain or impairment (“Physical Abuse,” 2008). With physical abuse there isn’t necessarily one sign that will ultimately diagnose it. There is usually a noticeable pattern in injuries in which the explanation usually does not line up congruently to the injury. As there are always accidents where a person can get a bruise, a bump, or a burn, having them all together at the same time should…

actually being provided. America’s burgeoning elder population has affected every segment of the social, political, and economic landscape. Public debate of the issue surrounding the special needs of the estimated 44 million people in this country age 60 years and over has increased national awareness and concern. As the public look toward improving the lives of the elderly, abuse and neglect of elders living in nursing homes have…

Most researches study elder abuse as an integration, lacking separately studying elder financial abuse. This leads to the difficulties for practitioners of detecting and identifying core risk factors for elder financial abuse. For these 5 articles, Bagshaw et al. (2013) researches are directly focusing on studying elder financial abuse, core risk factors and related issues, which are of sufficient quality and are highly relevant to my area of concern. However, there are still some limitations of…