Suicide research and suicide prevention have given comparatively little attention to the older adult residents of nursing homes. This population is characterized by advanced age, significant infirmity, limited autonomy and social connections, and other factors associated with high suicide risk such as self-neglect. However, little is known of the actual incidence and prevalence of suicide in older adults in such residential care settings, partly because of how such deaths are reported. Suicide risk screenings are nominal, facility staff lack training to identify signs of suicidality, and suicide prevention programs are not common in the nursing home industry. These deficits can be remedied by increasing awareness among family members, facility caregivers, contracted providers, community aging services, accrediting and regulatory agencies, and residents.

自杀研究和自杀预防对养老院的老年居民的关注相对较少。这一人群的特点是高龄、严重虚弱、自主性和社会联系有限，以及其他与高自杀风险相关的因素，如自我忽视。然而，人们对这种养老院环境中老年人自杀的实际发生率和流行率知之甚少，部分原因是此类死亡的报告方式。自杀风险筛查是名义上的，设施工作人员缺乏识别自杀迹象的培训，自杀预防计划在养老院行业并不常见。这些缺陷可以通过提高家庭成员、设施护理人员、合同提供者、社区老龄化服务、认证和监管机构的意识来弥补，