... there are options, it can demonstrate that the individual has exercised free will. This is somewhat aligned to the argument above, which suggests that adults at risk should be supported in making their own choices. The ability to make informed choices is perhaps synonymous with mental capacity. In England...

... Limited 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Older people Abuse Care homes Preventing abuse Safeguarding policy and practice Adults at risk Reporting abuse Similarly, it has been found that the staff working in care homes sometimes fear the personal...

... rights only Older people Abuse Empirical research Adults at risk Commissioning and safeguarding Contract monitoring and safeguarding Safeguarding policy and practice With the continued shrinkage of public sector owned and operated residential care home provision for older people...

..., and specifically to refine the interview questions for the wider study. Findings There is some evidence that adults with care and support needs experience or are at risk of gambling-related harm. There is, however, lack of data from safeguarding services about this affecting adults at risk and safeguarding...

... widely. Most survey respondents and interview participants described situations where there had been some problems in accessing an adult at risk. Those that were serious and long-standing problems of access were few in number, but were time consuming and often distressing for the professionals involved...

... for referrals will mean an increase in caseloads and the need to react to both low- and high-risk cases. For authorised officers, the practical issues identified relate to the circumstances in which an APSO may be sought and what can be put in place to protect the adult at risk once the order has been used...

... Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Older people Abuse Adults at risk Care homes Policy and practice Staff value frameworks Previous papers (Moore, 2016a, b) have set out some of the findings from a mixed methods research project confirming...

... potentially between modern slavery and adults at risk of abuse and neglect that are the focus of adult safeguarding concern. Practical implications Information about modern slavery may provide relevant background and contextual detail for adult safeguarding communities, furnishing links and resources...

... Policy and practice Adults at risk Empirical research Care homes A previous paper (Moore, 2016) presented the results and conclusions from one component of a mixed methods research project exploring the abuse of older people in private sector care homes. The data set out in that paper were...

...Jill Manthorpe; Stephen Martineau; Caroline Norrie; Martin Stevens Purpose Opinion is divided on whether a new power of entry should be introduced for social workers in cases where individuals seem to be hindering safeguarding enquiries for community-dwelling adults at risk in England who have...

...Caroline Norrie; Jill Manthorpe; Stephen Martineau; Martin Stevens Purpose Whether social workers should have a power of entry in cases where individuals seem to be hindering safeguarding enquiries for community-dwelling adults at risk is a topical question in England. The purpose of this paper...