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Types of Abuse in Mission Nursing Homes
This could be your first family member in a nursing home, or it could be your own first experience being a resident in a long-term care facility. Either way, you might not be fully aware of the darker side that can exist in these places. When you’re in these nursing facilities, you need to know what types of abuse could occur so that you can stay vigilant.
Maybe you suspect that you or a loved one has been abused in their long-term care facility, and you’re working to understand what different types of abuse could have occurred. It can be helpful to know all the possible types of abuse or neglect that happen in nursing facilities so that you can accurately identify exactly what has happened.
Here are the different categories of abuse that could occur in a nursing home:
- Physical. This type of abuse might be the easiest to spot because there will likely be blatant physical signs that you can pinpoint. Physical abuse consists of hitting, pushing, and restraining a resident and often leads to bruises, broken bones, and other physical injuries. If your loved one has unexplained injuries, then they might be suffering from physical abuse.
- Emotional. Emotional and mental abuse can be a bit harder to spot than physical because it involves the way the staff speak to your loved one and how they make them feel. Usually when a resident is experiencing emotional abuse, they’ll draw into themselves and might not be willing to speak with their family anymore, or they could be afraid of threats if they do tell their family.
- Financial. Also harder to spot is financial abuse. If a staff member or fellow resident has convinced your loved one into giving them control of their estate, or if they’ve taken their checks or credit cards, they could be experiencing financial abuse. Any sudden changes in your family member’s finances could be a red flag and mean that someone is abusing them. This could also manifest in stolen valuables from their room.
- Sexual. Unfortunately, sexual abuse is also possible in long-term care facilities. Any kind of unwanted sexual advancements are considered abuse. The signs to look for in your loved one are unexplained STDs, bruising around their genitals, or a drastic mood change for them which could mean they suffered through a traumatic experience.
- Neglect. The rest of the types of abuse are intentional, however neglect can sometimes be unintentional because the facility is overworked and understaffed. Even if the neglect was unintentional, there’s still no excuse for failings in the care of your elderly loved one.
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