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Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Abuse of Elderly Growing Problem
Nursing home negligence and abuse among senior citizens has become a growing concern to those dependent on extended health care institutions for the care of their elderly loved ones. As the population in the United States ages, the demands placed on its medical system to care for the elderly have escalated substantially.
At the current time, there are approximately 34 million people over the age of 65 in our country, and nearly one in twenty of these elderly people will require some form of assisted living. Sadly, however, our senior citizens are frequently becoming victims of intentional abuse and neglect in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. It is difficult enough to place a loved one in these places, let alone see that loved one suffer under the care of an abusive, overburdened, and under-trained nursing home staff.
The National Center for Elder Abuse reports that neglect of our senior citizens' basic needs is the number one type of elder abuse. Physical abuse by caregivers is number two with a staggering one million senior citizens being abused each year.
Institutional abuse (abuse taking place in nursing homes and assisted living facilities) can come in many forms including physical, sexual, and emotional abuse, neglect, abandonment, and financial exploitation. General neglect of elders is the most pervasive type of abuse, and typically occurs when the caregiver simply does not care about the elderly person left in their care. Neglect can often lead to health disorders such as dehydration and malnutrition, both of which can be fatal if left untreated.
If your elderly loved one has been abused in a nursing facility in Philadelphia or anywhere in Pennsylvania, please contact the experienced nursing home abuse attorneys at Pomerantz Perlberger & Lewis, LLP today.
At the current time, there are approximately 34 million people over the age of 65 in our country, and nearly one in twenty of these elderly people will require some form of assisted living. Sadly, however, our senior citizens are frequently becoming victims of intentional abuse and neglect in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. It is difficult enough to place a loved one in these places, let alone see that loved one suffer under the care of an abusive, overburdened, and under-trained nursing home staff.
The National Center for Elder Abuse reports that neglect of our senior citizens' basic needs is the number one type of elder abuse. Physical abuse by caregivers is number two with a staggering one million senior citizens being abused each year.
Institutional abuse (abuse taking place in nursing homes and assisted living facilities) can come in many forms including physical, sexual, and emotional abuse, neglect, abandonment, and financial exploitation. General neglect of elders is the most pervasive type of abuse, and typically occurs when the caregiver simply does not care about the elderly person left in their care. Neglect can often lead to health disorders such as dehydration and malnutrition, both of which can be fatal if left untreated.
If your elderly loved one has been abused in a nursing facility in Philadelphia or anywhere in Pennsylvania, please contact the experienced nursing home abuse attorneys at Pomerantz Perlberger & Lewis, LLP today.
posted by Lynn at 11:23:00 AM
1Comments:
Thank you so much for making elder abuse a priority.
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Elder Abuse topics range from crooked conservators to nursing home neglect, physical abuse and more. Experts are featured throughout the film to provide solutions to this burgeoning epidemic.
Hosted and narrated by Ed Asner (Mary Tyler Moore Show), and featuring LAPD Police Chief William Bratton and Los Angeles Director of Public Health, Dr. Jonathan Fielding, "Saving Our Parents" is a documentary that will help protect and educate our public servants, older adults and their adult children about safe and healthy aging.
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Dorothy Breininger, Producer, Saving our Parents, and
President, Delphi Center for Organization, Inc.
Debby Bitticks, Producer, Saving our Parents, and
CEO, Delphi Health Products, Inc.
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