Title Maltreatment of patients in nursing homes : there is no safe place / Diana K. Harris, Michael L. Benson.

Publication Info.	New York : Haworth Pastoral Press, [2006]
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Description	ix, 146 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-140) and index.
Contents	pt. I. Nursing homes and theories of abuse -- 1. The nature of nursing homes -- Myths and facts about nursing homes -- How nursing homes got started -- Nursing homes as bureaucracies -- Nursing homes as total institutions -- Barriers to nursing home abuse research -- 2. Nursing aides : the backbone of care in nursing homes -- Workforce issues and problems of nursing home aides -- Narratives of nursing home aides -- 3. Understanding abuse -- Why nursing homes may be good for abusers -- Nursing homes and the motivated offender -- Patients and their possessions as suitable targets -- Guardianship in nursing homes -- Countervailing forces -- Summary -- pt. II. Nursing home theft -- 4. Employees and theft -- Results from the survey of employees -- Conclusions about employees -- 5. The victims and their families -- Family members' reports of theft -- What is stolen? -- Conclusion -- 6. Preventing and reducing theft -- Theft precautions for patients -- Theft precautions for nursing homes -- Reporting of theft -- Theft prevention training programs -- pt. III. Physical and mental maltreatment -- 7. Physical abuse and neglect -- Abandonment, segregation, and neglect -- Government reform committee -- Types of physical abuse -- Sexual abuse -- Neglect -- 8. Psychological abuse and neglect -- Types of psychological abuse -- Some effects of psychological abuse -- Neglect -- 9. Reducing the risk of physical and psychological abuse -- Screening practices -- Staff education and training -- Advocacy -- pt. IV. Fraud, reform, and recommendations -- 10. Exploitation of nursing home patients : their finances and rights -- Financial abuse -- Reform of nursing home regulations -- 11. Summary and conclusions -- Appendix. Methodology -- Data collection -- Employee questionnaires -- Measuring theft -- Response rates from the survey of employees -- Victimization survey -- Family members' questionnaire -- Glossary.
Subject	Nursing home residents -- Abuse of -- United States.
	Nursing homes -- Corrupt practices -- United States.
	Tort liability of nursing homes -- United States.
	Older people -- Nursing home care -- United States.
	Older people -- Abuse of -- United States -- Prevention.
	Theft -- United States.
	Homes for the Aged -- organization & administration -- United States.
	Nursing Homes -- organization & administration -- United States.
	Aged -- United States.
	Elder Abuse -- prevention & control -- United States.
	Nursing Assistants -- organization & administration -- United States.
	Patient Rights -- legislation & jurisprudence -- United States.
	Theft -- legislation & jurisprudence -- United States.
Added Author	Benson, Michael L.
ISBN	0789023253 hardcover alkaline paper
	9780789023254 hardcover alkaline paper
	0789023261 soft alkaline paper
	9780789023261 soft alkaline paper

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