COMMON TYPES OF NURSING HOME ABUSE

physical abuse is defined as any type of physical force used on an elderly patient by a caregiver. This can include kicking, hitting, biting, or shaking the victim. It can also include improperly using restraints, inappropriately using drugs, or force-feeding the elderly patient.

sexual abuse is less common, but it involves any non-consensual sexual activity with an elderly patient. It can include sexual assault, coerced nudity, taking inappropriate pictures, or forcing the elderly patient to watch sexually explicit acts.

Emotional Abuse is one of the most common forms of abuse but also one of the least reported. Emotional or psychological abuse is defined as inflicting emotional pain or distress on an elderly patient through verbal assaults or threats. It includes threatening, harassing, or verbally humiliating patient. It also can include socially isolating a patient or treating them like a child.

this form of abuse occurs when caregivers fail to provide the elderly person with the care they need to live a complete and comfortable life. This can include forgetting or withholding food, water, or medicine. It can also include failing to bathe or perform proper daily hygiene.

this type of abuse occurs when an elder or senior is abandoned by their caregiver. This could be deserting them in a public place or at their own home, thereby leaving them vulnerable.

financial abuse is one of the most common types of elderly abuse and occurs when a caregiver or nursing home institution improperly uses the elderly person’s assets without their consent. This includes writing forged checks, coercing the senior into signing financial documents or stealing their possessions.

this type of abuse occurs when the senior begins to act in ways that threaten their own personal safety and health. This could be refusing to medicate themselves or refusing to use safety precautions. It can be seen in nursing home settings when neglect or abandonment by caregivers has also occurred.