GAO report showed that one in every five nursing homes across the country was found deficient in terms of its care practices. It was also discovered that some of the abuse incidents had been serious enough to put the resident's life in jeopardy. In many cases, abuse was not even reported though it should have been "classified as actual harm or worse. These included such problems as serious avoidable pressure sores, severe weight loss, and multiple falls resulting in broken bones and other injuries" (p. 31). The report also explained what is meant by sufficient staff. According to CMS guidelines, "determination of sufficient staff is to be made based on the staff's ability to provide needed care to residents. The staff must be able to provide residents with sufficient care so they may reach their highest practicable physical, mental, and . . . well being." (Corzine, p. 32)
Hawes (2002) found that despite many complaints against the staff in nursing homes, it was found that some of the people employed in such facilities blamed the residents for provoking them and hence thought this justified their abusive behavior. "…many staff viewed resident behaviors as purposive, intentional. Thus, a resident who resisted care or struck out at staff was often viewed as intending to harm the staff or as deliberately "being difficult." Given these views, some staff believed that treating such residents 'roughly' was acceptable, particularly if the staff member had been "startled" by the resident or if, in their view, the resident might hurt the staff member." (p. 10). This showed how inadequate training results in abusive behavior in nursing homes. With nursing staff being unaware of what constitutes abuse, there is always a chance that someone would be hurt or harmed in their care.
The problem of elderly abuse is well documented. Even though there may be a shortage of researches on the subject, there is enough data available through surveys, complaints and federal and state investigations to indicate the high prevalence of neglect...
If one takes into account that the number of elderly in nursing homes in the country is on the increase, then the need for an adequate awareness of and research into the problem becomes evident. One of the central questions that need to be addressed is why this form of abuse occurs with such general frequency. While there will always be those few individuals who should not be in responsible
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