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Kiplinger
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Elaine Silvestrini

Nursing Home Residents Silenced by Fear of Retaliation

an older person's face in the shadows

Patients in nursing homes are suffering because they too often fear if they complain about problems, they will be punished by staff, according to a horrifying report by the Long Term Care Community Coalition.

“Fear of retaliation is a pervasive phenomenon that inflicts significant emotional harm on nursing home residents,” says Eilon Caspi, the principal author of the report, “They Make You Pay.” 

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