Prevent and respond to abuse in line with organisation requirements 25 Abuse of older people - definitions A wide range of behaviours that cause harm
{"Image DocumentName": "Why are people with dementia so vulnerable to abuse?", "Image ImageDescription": "societal attitudes and negative stereotyping of may lead to a lack of recognition or awareness. Older people often isolated and hidden from outside scrutiny. people may not be able to articulate the problem or may feel ashamed. people may fear retaliation at home or in care. signs of abuse and neglect may be attributed to age related changes or accidents. guilty person under too much stress and scared. Q. Why are people with dementia so vulnerable to elder abuse? As per PPT. In residential care \u2018abuse\u2019 could be between a staff member and a person with dementia, one person resident in the \u2018home\u2019 hitting another person resident in the \u2018home\u2019 or unusual and unexplained bruising discovered by a care worker when undressing a person with dementia. There are different forms of abuse of older people in different settings of aged care. In community care \u2018abuse\u2019 could be a care worker noticing rope \u2018burn\u2019 marks on the wrists of an older person or deliberate neglect of an older person by another person.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}