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Brody Concludes That Subscribing To This Norm Results In Inevitable ...

Brody concludes that subscribing to this norm results in inevitable disappointment and guilt because the norm is an unattainable ideal. (Pillemer & Wolf, 1986,)
On the other hand, the possibility of social opprobrium results in the concealing of incidences of elder abuse, by both victims and the perpetrators, which in turn, provides opportunities for its escalation with time.
While most of the abuse occurs at home at the hands of family members, incidences of elder abuse also occur in institutions like hospitals and old age home. This surprising considering that these institutions aim to take care of the elderly and are supposed to have specially trained staff whose function is to take care of their wards. This happens due to various reasons, most of which, though being unintentional do result in causing unnecessary grief, as well as emotional and physical disturbance. Some of the main causes for this to happen, as per the Public Health Agency of Canada, are as follows.
Sometimes, institutions do not have enough registered nurses to provide supervision and role modelling for other health care workers who may not have any training in how to care for older adults.
An institution may not be giving a clear message about abuse. There may be no policies or guidelines to help the health care worker understand what is considered abusive and what the worker can do if he or she sees abuse.
The institution may not have the ability to provide a high level of care to the older adults who live there. The institution may not be a safe environment. Also, the institution may not be paying enough attention to the effects of the care it is able to provide.
Abuse can occur because much of the care is given by health care workers who are relatively powerless within the institution. These relatively powerless people then abuse the older adults who are even more powerless.
Health care workers in institutions may see the older adult as needing only custodial care so that only basic physical needs are looked after. This can result in health care workers not caring for the whole person. As a result, the older adults are not given a chance to care for themselves, to take on responsibilities or to have much control over their situations.
Health care workers may have too many older adults to look after each day, increasing job stress. This stress can sometimes result in mistreatment of older adults.
A health care worker in institutions who has had little education or training about the care of older adults may display behaviours that are abusive.

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