Caregiver Neglect in Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment: Characteristics and Themes From a Large Registry of Cases

Amy L. Shaw, Alyssa Elman, Daniel Baek, Elaine Gottesman, Kristin Lees Haggerty, David W. Hancock, Sara J. Czaja, Mark S. Lachs, Karl Pillemer, Tony Rosen, Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, Department of Emergency Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, Health Promotion, and Innovation, US Division, Education Development Center, Center on Aging and Behavioral Research, Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, Cornell College of Human Ecology, Cornell University

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Published online on September 11, 2025

Abstract

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Cognitively impaired older adults are at risk for caregiver neglect, but characteristics of these neglected older adults and their circumstances have not been well described. We quantitatively and qualitatively examined case records from an emergency ...