the proportion of older people who reported being mistreated or witnessing the mistreatment of a fellow resident was in uruguay around in argentina and in chile these figures are a cause for concern as the study included a direct question on this issue similarly provide mental health services to older persons living in longterm care establishments in practice government bodies responsible for overseeing such services usually report problems in assessing compliance with care standards in private institutions in some cases only institutions that receive state funding are monitored