TYPES OF ABUSE
Kicking, hitting, slapping, pinching
What is physical abuse?
Annette, Vickie, Julia, & Tia
Who are registered reporters for Bywood?
Residents of Bywood, or any nursing facility.
What are vulnerable adults?
Computer program used to document medical records.
Point Click Care
Skin checks, cameras, education
What are some things we do at Bywood to prevent abuse?
Inappropriately touching, sexual advances, watching a resident undress
What is sexual abuse
All Bywood Staff
Who are mandated reporters?
Discipline from the employer, civil and monetary penalties
What are the repercussions of not reporting abuse?
Risk Management
Where in PCC do I log incidents?
Background check and fingerprinting
How do we screen new employees?
Taking a resident's valuables, misappropriating a resident's funds, taking large or expensive gifts from a resident
What is financial abuse/exploitation?
Immediately upon suspicion of abuse.
How soon should I report abuse?
Additional laws and penalties for abuse against people over age 65.
The Elder Justice Act
Who was involved, what happened, what was done about it.
What should be written in Risk Management about an incident?
Via internet or telephone
How can employee make an anonymous report of abuse to the health department?
Isolating a resident, asking them to wait for food or toileting, not changing a resident when asked, ignoring a resident's needs
What is neglect?
When a facility cuts your hours or fires you for reporting abuse.
What is retaliation?
Health Department Investigation
What happens to the facility if abuse isn't reported timely?
Vitals, neurological assessment, ROM, pain, blood sugar
What are things to assess after an incident.
On the MDH Website or in the most recent survey
How can someone see what has been reported about the facility?
Mocking a resident, mimicking a resident's unusual speech pattern, making a resident feel embarrassed
What is emotional abuse?
Office of Health Facility Complaints or the Ombudsman
What agencies can I report abuse to?
Lose their license, or be barred from working in certain facilities.
What can happen to a licensed staff person if they do not report abuse timely?
Measure cuts & bruises, rate pain, provide first aid, call an ambulance
What should I do if the resident is injured during an incident?
Where we talk about incidents like behaviors and falls.
What is IDT?