Understanding Abuse and Legal Rights in Care Settings

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Abuse

Actions, or the failure to act or provide proper care for a person, resulting in unintended injury.

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Active neglect

Purposeful failure to provide needed care, resulting in physical, mental, or emotional harm to a person.

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Assault

A threat to harm a person, resulting in the person feeling fearful that he or she will be harmed.

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Battery

The intentional touching of a person without his or her consent.

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Defamation

Any statement that is not true that injures a person's reputation.

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Domestic violence

Physical, sexual, or emotional abuse by spouses, intimate partners, or family members.

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False imprisonment

Unlawful restraint that affects a person's freedom of movement.

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Financial abuse

Improper or illegal use of a person's money, possessions, property, or other assets.

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Involuntary seclusion

The separation of a person from others against the person's will.

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Malpractice

Professional misconduct that results in damage or injury to a person.

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Negligence

Unintentional failure to provide needed care, resulting in physical, mental, or emotional harm to a person.

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Passive neglect

Failure to provide needed care, resulting in physical, mental, or emotional harm to a person.

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Physical abuse

Actions that cause physical harm to a person.

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Psychological abuse

Emotional harm caused by threatening, frightening, isolating, intimidating, humiliating, or insulting a person.

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Sexual abuse

The forcing of unwanted sexual acts or behavior on a person.

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Sexual harassment

Any unwelcome sexual advance or behavior that creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment.

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Slander

Defamation in oral form.

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Substance abuse

The repeated use of legal or illegal drugs, cigarettes, or alcohol in a way that is harmful to oneself or others.

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Verbal abuse

The use of language that threatens, embarrasses, or insults a person.

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Workplace violence

Verbal, physical, or sexual abuse of staff by other staff members, residents, or visitors.