Prevention of elder abuse in long-term care facilities.

CORPORATE culture; SUPERVISION of employees; ABUSE of older people; CONTROL (Psychology); LONG-term health care; AGGRESSION (Psychology); SYSTEMATIC reviews; LITERATURE reviews; HEALTH facilities

The objective of this study is to investigate the types of interventions used to prevent elder abuse in long-term care facilities. Eighteen English and Spanish articles published between 2015 and 2019 were reviewed systematically. The analysis indicated that the focus of proposed strategies has been to prevent staff-to-resident abuse and resident-to-resident aggression. The interventions targeting both staff-to-resident abuse and resident-to-resident aggression include training, changes in organizational and environmental factors, and changes in supervision and control. The results demonstrate the need for a comprehensive approach and creation of relevant social policies in developing these interventions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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