Neglect
Neglect occurs when a person deliberately withholds, or fails to provide, suitable and adequate care and support needed by an older person. It may be through a lack of knowledge or awareness, or through a deliberate decision not to act when they know an older person in their care needs help. Neglect can negatively impact the health and well-being of an older person.
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Signs of neglect
- Dirt, faecal or urine smell, or other health and safety hazards in older person’s living environment
- Rashes, sores, or lice
- Inadequate clothing
- Dehydration or being malnourished
- An untreated medical condition
- Poor personal hygiene
- Evidence of the withholding of medication or over-medication o
- Evidence of a lack of assistance with eating and drinking
- There are unsanitary and unclean conditions
