DALLAS: When people talk about abuse in skilled nursing homes, they generally are referring to staff members victimizing the elderly.
But researchers say an even more pressing, prevalent problem might be the violence that can — and does — erupt between residents.
According to a new study, nearly one in five people living in skilled nursing homes is involved in at least one aggressive encounter each month.
Resident-to-resident mistreatment is under-reported to the point that, at some skilled nursing homes “staff members seem almost unaware,” said the report…