Types of Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect
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Emotional Abuse & Neglect
Humiliation, ridicule, or threats are all forms of psychological abuse. This may manifest as isolation or an open disregard of the victim of such abuse.
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Sexual Abuse
Any nonconsensual sexual act, such as molestation of a patient is sexual abuse.
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Physical Abuse
Usually the most obvious form of abuse, this involves any violence against the victim. This includes scratching, biting, hitting, punching, etc. Additionally, this includes unnecessary restraint.
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Personal Hygiene & Basic Needs Neglect
It is a form of elder abuse when a patient is not granted the needed assistance to bathe or groom, or if they are not provided with a safe and clean living area.
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Medical Abuse & Neglect
Failure to give proper medication and failure to notice forming issues are a couple of the common ways this may manifest. Signs of medical abuse & neglect may include malnourishment or dehydration.
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