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Isolation

Forced isolation is a form of psychological nursing home abuse, which is also known as mental nursing home abuse. Isolation occurs when nursing home staff members refuse to give residents any attention or give them only the silent treatment. Isolation can also be a sign that staff is failing to provide nursing home residents with adequate assistance so that they can fully participate in social activities offered at the nursing home. Isolating a nursing home resident from his/her family and friends and refusing to allow family and friends to visit are also forms of mental nursing home abuse.

Isolation may ocur in conjunction with some other type of nursing home abuse, such as physical abuse. Keeping elderly individuals isolated can prevent them from seeking the assistance of friends or family members if they are suffering from mistreatment. Forced isolation can have serious psychological consequences and often leads to depression. This type of nursing home buse can be difficult to recognize because it leaves no physical marks.