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Institutions for the Elderly Operating without a License

1999; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 8; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1097/00019514-199908010-00002

1550-5154

Rachel Fleishman, Ilana Holzer, Dror Walk, Jenny Mandelson, Gad Mizrahi, M Bar-Giora, Fanny Yuz,

Elder Abuse and Neglect

In 1992, Israel's Services for the Aged identified private institutions for the elderly operating illegally, which are notorious for poor quality. This article presents the findings of screening visits in 97 "pirate" institutions, as part of a plan to improve surveillance, and evaluates the outcomes as a measure of the effectiveness of intervention. Although a high proportion of deficiencies was found, some institutions showed a significant ability to correct them.