Prevalence of mistreatment between nursing home residents highlighted by report

Inappropriate, disruptive, or hostile behavior between nursing home residents is a sizable and growing problem, according to new research. Over the past two decades, researchers, policymakers, and the public have become increasingly concerned with the problem of elder abuse. However, most of this research has been conducted among community-dwelling older adults--that is, those who live someplace other than a nursing home--and focused on mistreatment perpetrated by family members.