People living with dementia are targets of social media abuse in nursing homes

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People living with dementia are targets of social media abuse in nursing homes

Lori La Bey talks with Eilon Caspi a Gerontologist and dementia behavior specialist. He has worked in the aging field for 30 years starting as a nurse aide in a nursing home where his grandfather lived. Since then, he worked as a social worker, educator, consultant, author, applied researcher, and care advocate in long-term care homes. Over the past 18 years, he has led several studies to improve understanding and the prevention of various forms of elder mistreatment in nursing homes and assisted living residences.

Learn:

1. Define social media Abuse
2. Examples of social media abuse
3. Preventative techniques to avoid social media abuse from occurring
   1. Zero tolerance
   2. Consequences for those engaging in social media abuse
   3. Raise awareness of social media abuse to all staff, families, volunteers, residents…
   4. Implement sensitivity training on this topic
   5. Develop a code of conduct
   6. Awareness of consequences for the perpetrators and victims
   7. Policies regarding smartphones and other types of camera equipment
   8. Policy on when a picture or video can be taken of a resident, along with where it can go… file, family, marketing materials
   9. Immediately and thoroughly conduct an investigation into any situation brought to the community's attention and ensure that their reporting process is known and followed by staff.
   10. All investigations are to be reported.

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Contact Eilon Caspi

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Website Dementia Behavior Consulting LLC

https://dementiabehaviorconsulting.com

Blog Post on McKnight's Long-Term Care News: What nursing homes can do to prevent staff misuse of social media

https://www.mcknights.com/blogs/guest-columns/what-nursing-homes-can-do-to-prevent-staff-misuse-of-social-media/

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