Copyright 2000, CBS Worldwide Inc., All Rights Reserved.
Copyright 2000, CBS Worldwide Inc., All Rights Reserved.
The following video clips represent a three part series done by CBS Evening News: Eye On America with the participation of Paul Hodge, Founding Director of the Global Generations Policy Institute. Their investigative reporting seeks to expose living conditions in nursing homes across America. In many cases, physical abuse and outright neglect of patients occurs.
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Foreword: Elder Abuse
Paul Hodge, Founding Director of the Global Generations Policy Institute |
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Segment 1: Physical Abuse of
Elderly in Nursing Homes.
They are about the last places anyone wants to be, but about 1.6 million people now live in nursing homes in the United States. Thirty years from now, it's expected to be 5 million. Many patients are at risk because one out of four nursing homes every year is cited for causing death or serious injury to a resident, according to government figures. |
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Segment 2: What's Not Done at
Nursing Homes/Neglect?
Neglect is the silent killer in nursing homes. By some estimates, malnutrition, dehydration, bedsores and infection - caused by neglect - account for half of nursing home deaths and injuries. |
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Segment 3: What is the
Government Doing?
A CBS News analysis of the federal government's nursing home inspection database finds more than 1,000 homes were cited last year for hiring staff with a history of abuse. Federal regulators admit, however, that the statistics conceal how bad things really are inside America's nursing home. State inspections are often unreliable, and most problems in nursing homes go unreported. That's especially true when it comes to cases of physical abuse. |
Throughout its existence, the Special Committee on Aging has served as a focal point in the Senate for discussion and debate on matters relating to older Americans. Often, the Committee will submit its findings and recommendations for legislation to the Senate. In addition, the Committee publishes materials of assistance to those interested in public policies which relate to the elderly. In this regard, Paul Hodge, Founding Director of the Global Generations Policy Institute gave extensive testimony regarding elder abuse.
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Statement of Paul D. Hodges, JD, MBA, Chairperson National Health care Law Enforcement Alliance ELDER ABUSE: A NATIONAL SCANDAL |
ELDER ABUSE ARTICLES
1. Lawyers Plead Their Case For Stopping Financial Elder Abuse, Author: Beigel, Jerry. December 1999. American Society on Aging. San Francisco, CA.
2. Is Elder Abuse A Crime?, May 17, 2003. National Center on Elder Abuse. Washington, D.C.
3. Fighting Over the Care of Aging Parents, Long Term Health Care Insurance.
