Citation

Lindbloom EJ, Brandt J, Hough LD, Meadows SE. J. Am. Med. Dir. Assoc. 2007; 8(9): 610-616.

Affiliation

Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65212, USA. LindbloomE@health.missouri.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1016/j.jamda.2007.09.001

PMID

17998119

Abstract

Because of their significant dependence on others for their care, nursing home residents are potentially vulnerable to abuse and/or neglect. The topic of elder mistreatment, whether in the nursing home or other living environments, received little attention from clinicians and researchers until the past 2 decades. Original research is now emerging that sheds light on the scope of the problem and the challenges to timely prevention, identification, and management. Practitioners may use this information to recognize and change factors associated with a higher likelihood of nursing home mistreatment.

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