You work in a well-known nursing home that has recently hired a significant number of new staff. You are a care assistant and mainly provide care for a woman in her late seventies. She suffers from osteoarthritis and dementia which means she requires help with basic tasks such as getting dressed and taking a bath. One day, you notice that she appears anxious and as you prepare her for a bath, you notice multiple bruises in her arms, neck and back. You ask what happened, but she would not say anything.
What kind of abuse could this be an indicator of and why?