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elderly neglect

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elderly neglect
The failure for a caregiver to meet the needs of a dependent elderly person, which may be intentional–eg, withholding of food, medications, failure to clean or bathe, or unintentional, resulting from genuine ignorance of–or physical inability to address–a particular need
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The current legislation in no way reflects the seriousness of elderly neglect.
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New York: In May, Attorney General Eliot Spitzer created the Patient Protection Section, a new unit within the state's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit to respond to allegations of elderly neglect and abuse in nursing homes.
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