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Elder Abuse and Neglect in Residential Settings

Different National Backgrounds and Similar Responses

Frank Glendennina Paul Kingston (Staffordshire University, Stafford St 18 0ad, ENG) Frank Glendennina Paul Kingston

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English
Routledge
08 July 1999
Elder Abuse and Neglect in Residential Settings: Different National Backgrounds and Similar Responses contains insights and examples from other countries where elder abuse and neglect have been recognized as an issue requiring social policy attention. Nursing home employees as well as professionals and policymakers will explore the physical as well as the psychological aspects of neglect in nursing homes. Elder Abuse and Neglect in Residential Settings discusses deliberate physical abuse and more common forms of neglect and abuse, such as bedsores, poor nutrition, improper medication, and vermin infestation. Let this informative guide help you recognize the causes of elder abuse and neglect in order to prevent the same problems in your nursing home.

Examining nursing home settings in America, Canada, England, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and South Africa to bring you firsthand accounts of the problems of elder abuse on a multicultural level. It also examines reasons for abuse and neglect, such as poor wages, long hours, low job prestige of nurses aides, and high exhaustion levels that have led to abuse and neglect by even the most caring individual. Through Elder Abuse and Neglect in Residential Settings, you will discover what factors directly correlate to the abuse and neglect of patients by:

examining the high turnover rates of the lower-paid nurses aides

understanding that well-qualified staff do not choose to work in nursing homes and that often abuse and neglect are committed by nurses aides

gaining insight into the risks of physical assault and verbal abuse by patients that nurses aides may endure everyday

exploring the psychological aspects of neglect in nursing homes such as, uncleanliness, the lack of attractiveness in the physical environment, inadequate diet, infantilization, and passive neglect, and what can be done to prevent these behaviorsElder Abuse and Neglect in Residential Settings discusses the elements that are significant to the future and quality of residential care. From this book, you will understand the importance of considering the characteristics of the patients and staff as well as the importance of developing gender-integrated and multicultural services. Elder Abuse and Neglect in Residential Settings will prove to be essential in your understanding of the worldwide problem of elder abuse and neglect in residential care and help you alleviate it.
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Imprint:   Routledge
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm,  Spine: 25mm
Weight:   453g
ISBN:   9780789007513
ISBN 10:   0789007517
Pages:   182
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Frank Glendenning, Paul Kingston

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