Blog Entries tagged 'elderly' http://www.nurselinkup.com Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:32:14 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.nurselinkup.com/component/option,com_myblog/show,Abuse-in-Nursing-Homes.html/Itemid,0/ <p>I was absolutely appalled to read a blog post about doctors&#39; failure to report suspected elder abuse in nursing homes.</p><p>The Tennessee Injury Lawyer Blog stated today that &quot;only 2% of all cases of suspected nursing home or other elder abuse/neglect is reported by doctors&quot;, and previous studies have shown that the percentage is actually lower than that!</p><p>Now, I&#39;m aware that the population of the United States is becoming older, and as the Baby Boomers begin to reti [...] amherstlaughteryoga@gmail.com Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:00:00 +0100 nursing homes elderly elder abuse