Compared with older adults with disabilities and those who autonomously choose to live in
squalor, self-neglect syndrome arises from a predicate state of vulnerability in frail older …

Identifying impairments in the capacity to make and execute decisions is critical to the
assessment and remediation of elder self‐neglect. Few capacity assessment tools are …

Self-neglect is a serious and burgeoning public health challenge representing the most
common problem faced by Adult Protective Services agencies. Among older adults who are …

Self-neglect in the elderly is a pervasive public health issue that affects 1.2 million elderly
each year. In working with self-neglect cases, ethical issues are often raised that challenge …

Purpose: We sought to characterize self-neglect definitively as a geriatric syndrome by
identifying an association with functional impairment. Design and Methods: We performed a …

Objective The authors examined the accuracy of certain neuropsychological tests in the
prediction of harm resulting from self-neglect in cognitively impaired seniors who lived …

Purpose: Elder self-neglect is the most frequently reported form of elder abuse, and can
increase risk of death by 16-fold. It is essential that providers understand overall risk factors …

Purpose: Self-neglect is the most prevalent finding among cases reported to Adult Protective
Services (APS) and is characterized by an inability to meet one's own basic needs. The …

Objectives To determine whether there are subtypes of elder self‐neglect (SN) with different
risk factors that can be targeted using medical and social interventions. Design Cohort study …

Background: Primary care physicians (PCPs) increasingly must identify which of their
cognitively impaired patients who live alone are at greatest risk of harm due to self-neglect …