What are some Opposing sides to the topic of Elder Abuse in nursing homes?

Answer 1

I’m one of the writers for Gilbert Guide (the foremost resource for everything senior care), and I’m always keeping up on the latest senior news and information. You pose an interesting question here. Are you asking under what circumstances elder abuse is condonable? You will most likely receive similar answers if you are asking that question, because abuse, in general, is frowned upon.

If you are asking what arguments someone might use to justify behavior that could be misconstrued as abuse, that’s a slightly different story. If, for example, someone accidentally hurts someone when transferring them from a wheelchair into a bed, an outsider could see a bruise and assume abuse. This is obviously just a misunderstanding. A caregiver may raise their voice without intending to be intimidating. While I don’t support yelling at seniors—or anyone for that matter—mistakes happen. An isolated event that is not physically or emotionally harmful is not necessarily abuse.

One of our writers, Ami Icanberry, wrote a two-part series on elder abuse in nursing homes that may answer some questions for you. You can access both blogs by clicking here:

http://www.gilbertguide.com/blog/tags/elder-abuse/

If you have any specific questions I may be able to answer for you, I will do my best to help. You can write to me at [e-mail].

Best of luck,
Lori
www.GilbertGuide.com

Answer 2

The opposing side is that of the abusers.

Answer 3

I suppose they might come back with the fact that some of the in-mates (? what do you call people who are in a nursing home?) residents? might have aggressive dementia. But it's still entirely unacceptable.

Answer 4

I'm against it.

I'm for it.