ELDER ABUSE

Aust Nurs Midwifery J. 2016 Sep;24(3):28-9.

Abstract

The following excerpt is from our Elder Abuse tutorial on the ANMF's Aged Care Training Room (ACTR). Subtopics covered include defining elder abuse, legalities, contributing factors, indicators of elder abuse, organisational issues, characteristics of the abused resident/client and their abuser, worker characteristics, prevention and compulsory reporting to name but a few.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Elder Abuse / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Nursing Diagnosis*
  • Risk Factors