Caring for Older People: Elder abuse

Caring for people who experience domestic abuse.

Domestic abuse can affect anyone and is recognised as a global problem that results in physical, psychological and economic harm. People who experience domestic violence often attend emergency departments after an incident, but many victims go unnoticed by healthcare professionals. This article identifies and discusses some of the challenges faced by emergency nurses in recognising and managing...

Recognition of elder abuse by home care workers and older people in Romania.

BACKGROUND No previous studies have considered elder abuse in Eastern Europe. We aimed to determine the proportion of home care workers and older people receiving care in a Romanian home care service who correctly identified elder abuse in a vignette, and who had detected elder abuse at work. METHODS In 2009, care workers and clients of a non-government home care organization serving four are...

Elder abuse.

BACKGROUND Elder abuse is a common and yet often unrecognised problem in our community. With up to 5% of the community dwelling older population being victims of abuse, the general practitioner has a pivotal role in identifying this abuse. OBJECTIVE This article provides an outline of the definition of elder abuse, describes the types of abuse seen and the reasons for occurrence of abuse. It ...

Abuse and Neglect of Older People in Ireland REPORT ON THE NATIONAL STUDY OF ELDER ABUSE AND NEGLECT

Elder Abuse.

The following excerpt is from our Elder Abuse tutorial on the ANMF's Aged Care Training Room (ACTR). Subtopics covered include defining elder abuse, legalities, contributing factors, indicators of elder abuse, organisational issues, characteristics of the abused resident/client and their abuser, worker characteristics, prevention and compulsory reporting to name but a few.