*Elder Abuse and Neglect*
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1. Fortunately, the number of elder abuse victims is expected to decrease as the population grows.
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2. Our knowledge of elder abuse is limited since those involved often have done a good job of keeping it secret.
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3. If you position an elder incorrectly or force them to eat, you are physically abusing that person.
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4. It is never acceptable to restrain an elder chemically or physically for purposes of discipline or convenience.
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5. When an elder is treated like a child or an infant, they are being psychologically abused.
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6. Withholding adequate fluids or physical therapy or false teeth from a senior is considered physical neglect.
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7. When elders use their call bells inappropriately, you are not neglecting them if you take your time in answering their calls.
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8. You are neglecting an elder if you leave them on the toilet for an extended length of time, even if you just got busy and forgot.
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9. You should suspect abuse if a family seeks care that does not fully meet the needs of an elder with financial means.
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10. Older adults from all walks of life can be victims of abuse according to research.
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11. More than half of all reported elder abuse victims are men.
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12. Family members are most often the abusers outside healthcare facilities.
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13. Family members do not continue abusing elders who have been admitted to healthcare facilities.
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14. In one study, 40% of the healthcare staff who participated admitted to psychologically abusing residents in the past year.
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15. Mental illness or alcoholism in either elders or caregivers signals the potential for abuse or neglect.
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16. Dehydration, decubitus ulcers and poor personal hygiene may be signs of physical neglect.
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17. Physical abuse should be suspected if the elder and caregiver have conflicting accounts of the cause of the elder's injury.
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18. When you witness abuse, your primary concern is to report the abuser to prevent the abuse from happening.
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19. When abuse or neglect is suspected, the elder should be assessed without the suspected abuser present.
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20. Failure to report observed or suspected abuse can result in a claim of negligence in some states.
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