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Maltreatment of patients in nursing homes
 — there is no safe place
Author(s)Diana K Harris, Michael L Benson
PublisherHaworth Pastoral Press, Binghamton, NY, 2006
Pagesxiv + 146 pp
SourceThe Haworth Press, Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580, USA. http://www.HaworthPress.com
KeywordsElder abuse ; Nursing homes ; Crime ; Financial services [older people] ; United States of America.
AnnotationOld, weak and often cognitively impaired, nursing home patients can be easy targets for physical, psychological, material, and financial mistreatment at the hands of those entrusted with their care, safety and well-being. This book applies criminological theory to help develop practical methods of controlling abuse, and presents the results of the first and only US nationwide study on the theft of patients' belongings, a form of abuse too often ignored by the nursing home industry (47 nursing homes were surveyed). The information gained from the survey forms the basis for detailed recommendations for creating a safer environment and reducing all forms of abuse. (KJ/RH).
Accession NumberCPA-060711203 B
ClassmarkQNT: LHB: TWA: J: 7T

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