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The Current State of U.S. Regulation of Electronic Monitoring to Combat Elder Abuse and Its Future

“…64 The term "elder mistreatment" can be defined to include "elder abuse" as follows: "Elder mistreatment is a complex phenomenon that includes physical, psychological, and sexual abuse, as well as financial exploitation, of older adults." 65 However, there is no universal definition of "elder mistreatment" utilized. 66 First, there has been debate whether "elder abuse" is deserving of its own specific definitional treatment or if it falls into the more general umbrella of the terms "elder mistreatment."…”

“…22 On the other hand, nursing staff rely on their colleagues and employers, espe-cially given the monumental nursing shortages that are occurring. 23 "Due to this, they also might refrain from reporting committed or observed abuse in order to protect others or themselves [65]." 24 Other residents are simply unable to communicate to others that they are being abused due to living with certain impairments: "For residents with cognitive impairment, reporting abuse is particularly difficult [81,82]."…”

“…29 Finally, there can be family-to-resident abuse, however, there is a lack of research on the extent of this abuse in the long-term care facility which can occur behind closed doors as staff may give families privacy during visits. 29 "Although abusive behavior is considered 'unthinkable ' [56], it is often tolerated and underreported [65]." 30 Perhaps given these alarming global statistics, it should not be surprising that innovative solutions have begun to emerge in order to tackle elder abuse involving the use of technology, particularly, in institutional care settings with a handful of U.S. states passing laws to regulate the ability of families to use video surveillance to conduct electronic monitoring of a loved one in a long-term care facility.…”