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Elder mistreatment in US residential care facilities
 — the scope of the problem
Author(s)Linda R Phillips, Guifang Guo, Haesook Kim
Journal titleJournal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, vol 25, no 1, January-February 2013
Pagespp 19-39
Sourcehttp://tandfonline.com
KeywordsElder abuse ; Care homes ; Nursing homes ; Quantitative studies ; United States of America.
AnnotationMany in the United States believe elder mistreatment in long-term care is serious and widespread, but until recently few studies focused on the problem. This study was designed to describe the scope of mistreatment in assisted living facilities (ALFs) in Arizona during a 3-year period. Findings showed that receiving citations for elder mistreatment was relatively rare. However, analysis of narrative reports from only 7% of facilities showed 598 allegations of mistreatment in complain investigations, of which 372 (62.2%) were substantiated and given citations for something other than mistreatment. Results show that elder mistreatment in ALFs is seriously under-identified, even by state inspectors. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-130621225 A
ClassmarkQNT: KW: LHB: 3DQ: 7T

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