... (CHs) for older adults where, as they are among the practitioner groups most frequently visiting, they are well-positioned to contribute to bringing abuse and neglect to light. Design/methodology/approach This study involved qualitative methods. Semi-structured interviews were undertaken with 12...

..., psychological, emotional, financial and sexual abuse, as well as neglect and self-neglect. EM is linked to morbidity, mortality and increased hospital and nursing home admissions (Lachs et al., 1998 ; Dong et al., 2011). Several studies, for example, reveal increased mortality risk with elder...

... partner. In turn, this partner will gain more “power” over the relationship and manipulate the exchanges to maximise profit and cut losses. The manipulation of exchanges can take many forms: deny necessary exchanges (neglect); take monetary compensation by force (financial exploitation) or even inflict...

... to adults who are likely to be vulnerable may influence the quality of the care and treatment that they receive. In the UK, the characteristics of neglect are common across the devolved UK nations of Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland and England, even when they are expressed and explained differently...

... 03 08 2020 09 10 2020 26 10 2020 04 11 2020 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2021 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Neglect Dignity COVID-19 Health-care organisation Long-term care facilities Organisational mistreatment Political response...

..., substandard, ineffective, unsuccessful, unmet need, inappropriate, unacceptable, deficient, defective, faulty, imperfect, inferior, inadequate and neglect. Poor practice tends to be considered in terms of poor performance and focusses on aspects of a practitioner’s practice, performance, conduct...

...Joy Swanson Ernst Purpose Using a risk and vulnerability framework, the purpose of this paper is to describe the characteristics of older adults that Adult Protective Services (APS) substantiated for neglect by caregivers, their caregivers and the interrelationships between them. Design...

... work Personalization Older people Safeguarding Learning/intellectual disabilities Legal Neglect Adult social care Abuse The Making Safeguarding Personal (MSP) programme has been running since 2010 (Lawson, 2017a, b, c, d) as a sector-led improvement. It was endorsed by the government...

... of the national minimum eligibility threshold for care and support (DH, 2016). Ann Anka can be contacted at: A.Anka@uea.ac.uk 10 11 2016 09 02 2017 20 02 2017 21 02 2017 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Neglect...

...Andrew Hutchison; Biza Stenfert Kroese Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a systematic review of empirical research, which explores possible causal and risk factors linked to abuse or neglect in residential care facilities. Design/methodology/approach – Electronic database...

...Michael Mandelstam Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider the criminal offence of wilful neglect in the context of hospital health care in England. Design/methodology/approach – Summarise the evidence of neglectful care in hospitals and analyse the ingredients and application...

...Wenche Malmedal; Randi Hammervold; Britt-Inger Saveman Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate factors that influence the probability that staff will commit acts of inadequate care, abuse, and neglect. Design/methodology/approach – A cross-sectional survey study was carried...

...Susann Rabold; Thomas Goergen Purpose Although there is some anecdotal evidence for the phenomenon of abuse and neglect of community‐dwelling older care recipients by home care services, empirical data on this topic are almost completely lacking in Germany. Thus the main purpose of this study...

... issues and recommend ways of operationalising key concepts for a prospective survey of abuse, neglect and loss of dignity in the care of older people in residential care in the United Kingdom (UK). Design/methodology/approach As well as drawing upon their experience and expertise, the authors...

... some kind of violence and abuse, in the last 12 months, by someone who is close to them. The results offer specific figures for the prevalence of different types of abuse, i.e. physical, psychological, sexual, and financial abuse; violation of personal rights; and neglect. Furthermore, additional...

... people, especially in the context of self‐neglect. Practical implications This paper will inform workers in health and social care about the emotional factors that influence decision‐making and increase their ability to make nuanced assessments. Social implications Taken together, with other...

... to find information, how to conduct interviews, writing a report and giving a professional opinion. Criteria for determining whether neglect has taken place in a formal care setting are offered, alongside examples of how these have been applied in practice. The paper concludes with consideration...

...Lynne Phair; Hazel Heath Despite widespread development in safeguarding vulnerable adults across legislation, policy, research, education and practice in recent years, some aspects of this work remain relatively ill‐defined. Neglect in formal care settings and the nursing contribution to multi...

... to vulnerability and abuse of adults with learning disabilities were explored (Parley, 2007). Using semi‐structured interview informants, perspectives were explored. The results showed that contact abuse (physical and sexual) was readily identified by most informants. However bullying, neglect and infringement...

...Mick Collins In adult protection many of the concerns that are highlighted about possible abuse relate to non‐criminal situations in which neglect may have occured. Designated lead managers, often social services team managers, act as gatekeepers. In conjunction with police, health and inspectorate...