{"id":2707,"date":"2019-02-22T13:15:07","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T19:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/pruettgerontology\/?p=2707"},"modified":"2019-09-11T10:09:56","modified_gmt":"2019-09-11T15:09:56","slug":"signs-of-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/pruettgerontology\/2019\/02\/22\/signs-of-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Signs of Abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The National Center for Elder Abuse states that \u201cover 40% of nursing home residents report abuse and 95% report neglect.\u201d It is crucial to stay informed and to look out for the signs and symptoms of abuse.<\/p>\n<p>Types of Abuse:<\/p>\n<p><b>Physical:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Watch out for signs of physical abuse that causes harm such as hitting, pushing, or slapping.<\/p>\n<p>The following can be signs of physical abuse:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bruises<\/li>\n<li>Cuts<\/li>\n<li>Sores<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Emotional:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Emotional abuse involves saying hurtful words, yelling, threatening, or ignoring a person.<\/p>\n<p>Signs of emotional abuse can include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Withdrawal<\/li>\n<li>Depressive symptoms<\/li>\n<li>Anxiety<\/li>\n<li>Confusion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Neglect:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Signs of neglect happens when a caregiver is not meeting the patient\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n<p>A person who is neglected may have:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lack of basic hygiene<\/li>\n<li>Weight loss due to lack of adequate food<\/li>\n<li>Bed sores<\/li>\n<li>Missing medications, glasses, or dentures&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Sexual:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This happens when the caregiver forces the patient to watch or participate in inappropriate acts.<\/p>\n<p>Sexual abuse signs can include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bruises<\/li>\n<li>Bleeding<\/li>\n<li>Engaging in unusual or aggressive behavior<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sources: National Institute on Aging, The National Center for Elder Abuse&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Center for Elder Abuse states that \u201cover 40% of nursing home residents report abuse and 95% report neglect.\u201d It is crucial to stay informed and to look out [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15482,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[200980],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aging-resources"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/pruettgerontology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/pruettgerontology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/pruettgerontology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/pruettgerontology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15482"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/pruettgerontology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2707"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/pruettgerontology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2707\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2710,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/pruettgerontology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2707\/revisions\/2710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/pruettgerontology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/pruettgerontology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/pruettgerontology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}