Monitoring Elder People

Elder abuse includes physical, emotional, and sexual abuse as well as neglect, exploitation and abandonment of our older generation (Falk, 2012). The people that cause these injuries include the elderly person’s own family and staff members of nursing homes, assisted living facilities, medical rehabilitation facilities and hospitals (NCOA, 2017). There is approximately 1 in 10 older adults that have experienced some type of elder abuse in the United States (NCOA, 2017). Within these staggering numbers, only 1

Elderly abuse made its first appearance in national scene in the late 1970s. However, the proper efforts to help vulnerable elders began at least two decades before the 1070s. This is when protective

Carers can simply do this by listening to service users if they need someone to talk to and must keep what has been asked to be kept confidential to themselves. This is important because service users living in a care home are used to seeing specific carers all the time therefore start to trust them. Carers should therefore not take advantage and keep whatever has been said to themselves.

A current ethical issue is elder abuse. The World Health Organization (WHO, 2015) defines mistreatment of the elderly, as “any single or repeated act or lack of appropriate action, occurring in any relationship where there is an expectation of trust, which causes harm or discomfort to an older person.” A distinction of elder abuse compared to domestic violence, sexual assault or fraud is that “elder mistreatment implies that the recipient of the mistreatment is in a situation or condition in which the ability to protect oneself is limited in some way” (Touchy & Jett, 2012, p. 401). Elder abuse represents a serious social problem, which is only on the rise because of the longevity and increased dependence of some elders (Martins, Neto, Andradea, & Albuquerquea, 2014).

There were small sheets of paper in each resident’s room, saying what their favourite things are, what they used to do, about their family and life, which was very touching for me to see the preservation of dignity throughout the facility. Although these write-ups were in everyone’s room it was as if there was not a human laying in that bed. It was like they were all mannequins and there was an indiscernible race, the focus was shifted from the individual to the completion of task at hand. Many care aides would have conversations about their weekend, or talk about the resident right in front of them. Some residents could hear and some could not, never the less,

When on a placement in a care home, the elderly were treated without respect, they were shouted at by the staff and poor manual handling was used when moving the elderly residents. This was just one care home out of hundreds, not all care homes are like this and the clients will be treated with respect and dignity.

As the healthcare system in this country has changed, so have traditional nursing homes. Families have the right to expect that their loved ones will be taken care of by professionals in a caring environment. Unfortunately, may people are being abused and neglected in nursing homes. It is very clear that abuse is a serious problem among nursing home patients, and something needs to be done to put a stop to it.

Immanuel Kant’s first point would be the categorical imperative. Kant says this when it comes to the definition of the categorical imperative, “ ‘Act only on that maxim whereby thou canst at the same time will that it should become a universal law.” (Stanlick, 2015, p. 19) In the case of granny cams, Kant would argue that not everyone in the facility needs a granny cam, therefore, it would be unjust because it is not universal to the facility, unless the cameras are in the common areas as well as the bedrooms. This would also be an infringement on the right to privacy. The right of privacy is broken because the roommate as well as aides and nurses that are not harming the victim are in the video. Also it could be applied because not everyone is notified of the granny cam and the victim, although the family consents if they cannot, is not consenting to the use of granny cams.

Some of the reasons for this may be fear of increased abuse or even simply believing that reporting will not change the situation. Professionals have the dilemma whether or not to say anything because of ignorance of how or what to report which prolongs the neglect and abuse (Brandl et al., 2006). As a healthcare professional, you are mandated to report any abuse you witness. Sadly, elder abuse is a crime that is underreported, and understudied that impact millions of elders (McClennen, J.C.,2010). Seeing firsthand what goes on in a long-term care facility where many of the elderly are virtually helpless, opened my eyes to how immense this issue is in our Country. I realized that if things go unnoticed in care facilities, they will be ignored in domestic setting, assisted living facilities and anywhere else for that matter. There has to be some kind of solution to this

According to the reading in this week’s content the reflecting incidents of abuse involving elderly residents in senior care homes are staggering and disheartening. This resident on resident abuse is hardly addressed, and state and government agencies have not provided much assistance in trying to prevent it from happening. In the case of the elderly man attacking an elderly woman the facility felt that increasing his meds would solve the issue of his erratic behavior. However, while increasing his medication this might be helpful with a thorough examination the proper response should have been to detain the attacker and call authorities to investigate the situation. The attacker must face the consequences for his actions and his behavior

“Cameras have helped to expose terrible cruelty and neglectful care and I welcome this new advice” said care and support minister Norman Lamb. (http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/patient-safety/cqc-issues-guide-on-use-of-cameras-to-record-abuse-in-care-homes/5082095.article) Nursing homes can be a scary thing. Hearing stories of all the bad staff and their care, things that may be happening to one's very own family member. Moving a loved one into a nursing home can be a long thoughtful process of looking and deciding what's best. A mom will always worry for her children just as children will for their parents as that time comes. This is why surveillance cameras should be allowed to be placed in residents room. Surveillance cameras

Given the aging of the population, elder abuse has become more a prevalent and a more serious issue in recent years. "Every year, an estimated 4 million older Americans are victims of physical, psychological or other forms of abuse and neglect. Those statistics may not tell the whole story. For every case of elder abuse and neglect reported to authorities, experts estimate as many as 23 cases go undetected" (Elder abuse and neglect, 2013, APA report: 1). Elder abuse is both against the law and an ethical issue for the nurse. The nurse must find a way to ensure that the needs of the patient are taken care of, and the stress of the caregiver of the elderly person is managed appropriately. This paper will apply the five steps of ethical decision-making to dealing with the issue (Swinton 2007). The ethics of elder abuse deal with a number of issues that can be extremely sensitive subjects for the nurse; including parent-child relationships; past relationships amongst different members of the family; the responsibilities of caregiving; and the autonomy of the patient.

This scholarly journal looks at elderly abuse in general. It talks about different ways one can notice that the senior is being abused and what to do about the abuse. It also describes different reasons why the abusers abuse the elderly. It says how elderly abuse can be very difficult to notice and it is also difficult to help the seniors. The article then describes the difficulties that seniors have when they are abused. It talks a little about senior homes and how the elderly are treated by the nurses. It also gives some specific examples of abuse and the role of the government in this situation. This article is very opinionated and the author expresses her views on the topic very clearly.

Elders in the United States should not have to go through situations of abuse like the one Mildred Mortenson suffered. However, this type of situations happen more often than they should and sadly, there is not enough being done to prevent it. Elder abuse should be recognized as an increasing and very serious problem in our society. As elders grow more physically frail and begin to depend on others to meet their basic needs, they tend to become vulnerable to intentional abuse and neglect within their own home as well as assisted living facilities such as nursing homes. Unfortunately, it is not possible to know exactly how many elders are being abused across the Nation. Due to under-reporting, variations in the definition of elder abuse,

The general feelings we hold as a society is that nursing homes are the better option for all elders. Not all nursing home assistants are properly trained on how to handle elders with certain disabilities. Often times someone who has been around the elder and know his or her personality are a better caregiver fit. Also, elders often feel more comfortable around people who they have known a longer time. I am aware that all nursing homes aren’t abusive and many times are an appropriate place for loved ones. There are times when the person who is doing the abusing is a family member, so whoever the caregiver may be should