As
the
population
of
the
United
States
ages,
the
demands
placed
on
the
medical
system
to
care
for
the
elderly
are
becoming
overwhelming.
There
are
approximately
thirty-four
million
people
over
the
age
of
65.
Nearly
one
in
twenty
will
require
some
form
of
assisted
living.
Unfortunately,
our
senior
citizens
are
becoming
victims
of
intentional
abuse
and
neglect
within
nursing
homes
and
assisted
living
facilities.
While
it
is
difficult
enough
to
place
a
family
member
in a
home,
it
is
even
more
difficult
to
see
that
family
member
suffer
under
the
care
of
an
abusive,
overburdened,
and
under
trained
nursing
home
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The
National
Center
for
Elder
Abuse
and
numerous
nursing
home
abuse
articles
report
that
neglect
of
our
senior
citizens'
basic
needs
is
the
number
one
type
of
elder
abuse.
Physical
abuse
by
caregivers
ranks
as
the
second
most
common
form
of
elder
mistreatment.
Almost
one
million
senior
citizens
are
victimized
each
year.
When
abuse
or
neglect
occurs
in
nursing
homes
and
other
assisted
living
facilities,
it
is
often
referred
to
as
"institutional
abuse."
Institutional
abuse
can
come
in
many
forms,
including
physical,
sexual,
and
emotional
abuse.
Physical
abuse
can
be
caused
by
hitting,
unreasonably
restraining,
inappropriately
drugging,
refusing
to
transport,
burning,
and
almost
any
other
type
of
abusive
physical
contact
imaginable.
General
neglect
of
seniors
is
the
most
prevalent
type
of
abuse.
Neglect
is
the
result
of a
lack
of
interest
in
the
well
being
of
the
senior
citizen.
While
physical,
sexual,
and
mental
abuse
are
the
result
of
intentional
and
purposeful
acts
of
the
staff,
neglect
may
occur
when
a
caregiver
simply
does
not
care.
Caregivers
neglect
their
duty
when
they
fail
to
provide
some
necessary
element
for
the
resident's
survival.
Such
neglect
can
include
anything
from
failing
to
provide
food
&
water
to
not
paying
the
heating
bill.
Unbelievably,
sexual
abuse
of
the
elderly
is
not
unheard
of
in
assisted
living
settings.
The
abuse
can
be
at
the
hands
of
other
residents
or
the
staff.
Some
typical
types
of
sexual
abuse
include
sexual
battery
(including
vaginal
and
anal
intercourse
without
consent),
forced
nudity,
and
inappropriate
photography.
Mental
abuse
of
the
elderly,
while
perhaps
not
as
visible
as
physical
abuse,
can
be
just
as,
if
not
more
so
debilitating.
One
must
be
vigilant
to
uncover
mental
abuse,
as
the
consequences
of
such
abuse
may
not
be
immediately
apparent.
Mental
abuse
includes,
but
is
not
limited
to,
verbally
harassing
or
intimidating
the
resident,
intentionally
not
speaking
to
the
resident,
and
isolating
the
resident
from
friends
and
family.
If a
family
member
has
been
neglected,
abused,
or
otherwise
injured
in a
nursing
home
or
assisted
living
facility,
it
may
be
important
to
contact
an
attorney
who
can
help
you
protect
your
legal
rights.
Please
keep
in
mind
that
there
may
be
time
limits
within
which
you
must
commence
suit.
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