When protection becomes control: Assessing benevolent coercion in elder care
Nursing Ethics: An International Journal for Health Care Professionals
Published online on June 15, 2026
Abstract
Nursing Ethics, Ahead of Print.
In elder care, “safety” is frequently accorded overriding moral priority. As a result, restrictive measures introduced under the banner of risk prevention are readily treated as “reasonable protection,” while, under the guise of care, they can encroach on ...
In elder care, “safety” is frequently accorded overriding moral priority. As a result, restrictive measures introduced under the banner of risk prevention are readily treated as “reasonable protection,” while, under the guise of care, they can encroach on ...