Nursing home or elderly abuse comes in many forms. It can be physical harm caused to the residents of nursing homes. Staff can cause physical harm through actions or through lack of action. Neglect can be just as detrimental to physical health as any other physical harm. It can be a result of emotional harm from the conditions of the nursing home and attitudes of the nursing home attendants. Having less than ideal conditions often does considerable damage to the psyche and emotional state of the elderly patients. Elderly abuse can also be as atrocious as financial fraud. Those who spend time in nursing homes have been known to take advantage of the frailty and susceptibility of the elderly. They forge signatures, take out excessive amounts of money and bring financial ruin on the patient on their family.