title: The key elements of elder neglect:a survey of adult protective service workers.
abstract: Description of the key elements of elder neglect is critical to the development of a case definition. In this brief report, experienced protective service workers were surveyed to capture their field experiences with neglected elders. The workers cited environmental filth, poor personal hygiene and health related factors as the three most common observations. Workers also describe their definitions of the differences between self and caregiver neglect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77004, USA. cdyer@bcm.tmc.edu
authors.forename: Carmel
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bitondo Dyer
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Toronjo
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cunningham
authors.forename: Nicolo A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Festa
authors.forename: Valory N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Pavlik
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Hyman
authors.forename: E Lee
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Poythress
authors.forename: Nancy S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Searle