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The Dangers Of Self-Neglect And The Importance Of Listening To Your Needs
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The Dangers Of Self-Neglect And The Importance Of Listening To Your Needs

By: Whitney Derman The Department of Health and Human Services defines self-neglect as “the behavior of an older adult that threatens their own health or safety and generally manifests itself by failure to provide themselves with adequate food, water, clothing, shelter, personal hygiene, medication (when indicated), and safety precautions.” (Godfrey, 2019). Although self-neglect is very...