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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
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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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