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Signs of Nursing Home Abuse
Verbal and emotional abuse
Creating situations harmful to the resident's self-esteem.
Possible signs of verbal or emotional abuse may include resident behavior such as:
- Emotionally upset or agitated
- Extremely withdrawn and non-communicative
- Unusual behavior (sucking, biting, rocking)
- Humiliating, insulting, frightening, threatening or ignoring behavior towards family and friends
- Wanting to be isolated from other people
Click on the topics to the right for more information on other signs of abuse.
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